catch up

noun

Meaning

An act of catching up or attempting to catch up.
An amount, a thing, or a receipt or repetition of information that enables one to catch up.
To pick up suddenly.
To entangle.
To be brought up to date with news.
To bring (someone) up to date with the news.
To reach something that had been ahead.
To compensate for or make up a deficiency.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

fetch up(English)catch(English)pick up(English)run after(English)catch out(English)get a run on(English)overhent(English)whip up(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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