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31catch-up — [kach′up΄] adj. of or having to do with catching up ☆ play catch up ball or play catch up to try to equal or surpass one s opponent in competition, as a ballgame, in which one is behind …
32Catch — (engl. schnappen, fangen, auffangen, abfangen) bezeichnet das Auffangen des Skateboards in der Luft mit den Füßen nach einem Trick. in der Programmierung das Abfangen einer Ausnahme, um in eine spezielle Fehlerbehandlungsroutine zu verzweigen.… …
33catch-up — UK US noun [U] ► the process of trying to reach the same standard or quality as someone or something else when they have become more advanced or successful: »I m playing catch up because of the weeks of training I have missed …
34catch-up — catch ,up noun play catch up AMERICAN to try to make as much progress as someone or something that you are competing with …
35catch-22 — from the title of a novel by Joseph Heller (1961), is used mainly in the phrase a catch 22 situation, which strictly does not mean any dilemma or difficulty but one ‘from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent… …
36catch on — ► catch on informal 1) (of a practice or fashion) become popular. 2) understand what is meant. Main Entry: ↑catch …
37catch up — ► catch up 1) succeed in reaching a person ahead. 2) do tasks which one should have done earlier. 3) (be/get caught up in) become involved in. Main Entry: ↑catch …
38Catch-22 — ☆ Catch 22 [kach′twen΄tē to͞o′ ] n. [from the novel Catch 22 (1961) by J. Heller] a paradox in a law, regulation, or practice that makes one a victim of its provisions no matter what one does …
39catch me — ● catch …
40catch|er — «KACH uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that catches something. 2. a baseball player who stands behind the batter to catch balls thrown by the pitcher and not hit by the batter and to tag runners to make a putout at home plate …
