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Catch up

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Catch up"

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fetch upverb(intransitive) To arrive somewhere, especially unexpectedly.
catchnoun(countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
pick upverb(transitive) To lift; to grasp and raise.
run afterverbTo follow quickly, often in an effort to catch or catch up with (someone or something).
catch outverb(transitive) To discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate.
get a run onverbTo catch up with and get a chance at passing or overtaking.
overhentverb(obsolete) To catch hold of; to overtake.
whip upverb(transitive) To produce (something) quickly, especially food.
snap upverb(transitive, colloquial) To buy or acquire quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.
snatchnounA quick grab or catch.
overcatchverbTo catch too many; to overfish.
pick up speedverbTo accelerate.
snap it upverb(chiefly US, idiomatic, dated) To hurry, to proceed quickly.
bump upverb(transitive, idiomatic) To increase something suddenly.
pickupnounThe act of collecting and taking away something or someone, usually in a vehicle.
snagnoun(figuratively) A problem or difficulty with something.
kick offverb(ambitransitive, idiomatic) To start; to launch; to set in motion.
chop it upverb(African-American Vernacular, slang, intransitive) To catch up with a person, especially after a long time apart; to discuss.
clicknoun(graphical user interface) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
jumpnounThe act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.

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