catch up

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Synonyms: patch up, match up, catch-up, catchup, catch on, catch out, snatch up, coach up, catch 22, fetch up, catch it

Antonyms: patch up, match up, catch-up, catchup, catch on, catch out, snatch up, coach up, catch 22, fetch up, catch it

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[pick up]] [[suddenly]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive|chiefly|passive}} To [[entangle]] (something).
3. {{lb|en|transitive|chiefly|passive|by extension}} To [[involve]] in (something); to [[embroil]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be [[bring|brought]] [[up to date]] with [[news]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[bring]] (someone) [[up to date]] with the [[news]].
6. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[reach]] something that had been [[ahead]].
7. {{senseid|en|compensate}}{{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[compensate]] for or [[make up]] a [[deficiency]].
8. {{senseid|en|overtake-overpower-etc}} {{lb|en|intransitive|of some inevitable phenomenon|with ''[[with]]''}} To finally [[overtake]] or [[overpower]] (someone or something) after a long period of [[approach]]ing or [[threaten]]ing (them or it). {{n-g|(Said especially of self-destructive behaviours that take years to [[bring about]] negative outcomes.)}}

Noun

1. {{alt sp|en|catch-up}}.

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