Antonyms for caught up

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : kach

Phonetic Transcription : kætʃ

Definition of caught up

Origin : late 14c., "device to hold a latch of a door," also "a trap;" also "a fishing vessel," from catch (v.). Meaning "action of catching" attested from 1570s. Meaning "that which is caught or worth catching" (later especially of spouses) is from 1590s. Sense of "hidden cost, qualification, etc." is slang first recorded 1855 in P.T. Barnum.

As in spellbound : adj enchanted, fascinated
As in caught up (in) : adj involved
As in engrossed : adj preoccupied; attentive to
As in approach : verb come nearer
As in mesmerize : verb captivate
As in recover : verb find again
As in embrangle : verb embroil
As in spellbind : verb grip
As in grip : verb entrance, enchant

Example sentences :

She had caught up the letter and as her father sat there, she handed it to him.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Yates caught up a handful of sand, and flung it lightly against the pane.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

She took one look, caught up the suitcase and raced down the stairs.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

He had been caught up and transported from the theatre to the very streets of Verona.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

When he danced, he was like a whirlwind that had caught up the contents of an old-clothes-shop.
Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald

But at last, caught up in its intensity, she gave him back his kisses.
Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold

Caradoc caught up a speaking trumpet and held it to his friend's ear.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

I left my papers, caught up my hat, and went out of the room and the house.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

In the street outside Delaherche had caught up with Henriette.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

"A moment more and we shall have caught up the 249," said Brocq to himself.
Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre

Synonyms for caught up

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