v. |
[1] |
capture
,
seize
,
apprehend
,
take/get (hold of)
,
grab
,
grip
,
grasp
,
take captive
,
hold
,
arrest
,
take prisoner
,
(Colloq) nab
,
pinch
,
collar
,
(Brit) nick
|
[2] |
trap
,
ensnare
,
entrap
,
snare
,
net
,
bag
,
hook
,
round up
,
corral
|
[3] |
take
,
get on/on to
,
board
|
[4] |
surprise
,
discover
,
find
|
[5] |
be seized/taken hold of by/with
,
come down with
,
be afflicted by/with
,
contract
,
get
,
suffer from
|
[6] |
strike
,
hit
,
deliver
,
fetch
,
box
|
[7] |
tangle
,
become entangled/stuck/trapped/hooked
|
[8] |
restrain
,
stop
,
check
,
curb
|
[9] |
intercept
,
grab
,
seize
,
snatch
|
[10] |
understand
,
see
,
comprehend
,
grasp
,
apprehend
,
fathom
,
perceive
,
discern
,
follow
,
take in
,
gather
,
(Colloq) figure out
,
get
,
catch on (to)
,
get the drift (of)
,
(Brit) twig
|
[11] |
captivate
,
charm
,
bewitch
,
enchant
,
fascinate
,
seduce
,
attract
,
entice
,
allure
|
[12] |
attract
,
pick up
,
draw
|
[13] |
catch on
,
understand
,
grasp
,
see (through)
,
comprehend
,
get (it)
,
(Brit) twig
,
take hold
,
succeed
,
become popular/fashionable
|
[14] |
catch up
,
absorb
,
take hold of
,
involve
,
enthrall
,
immerse
,
reach
,
overtake
,
overhaul
|
[15] |
hitch
|
[16] |
catch up with
|
[17] |
overhear
|
[18] |
watch
,
view
|
[19] |
trip up
|
[20] |
enamour
,
trance
,
becharm
,
enamor
,
beguile
,
entrance
|
|
n. |
[1] |
gimmick
|
[2] |
haul
|
[3] |
match
|
[4] |
stop
|
[5] |
grab
,
snatch
,
snap
|
[6] |
apprehension
,
arrest
,
collar
,
pinch
,
taking into custody
|
[7] |
capture
,
take
,
bag
,
prize
,
trophy
|
[8] |
acquisition
,
conquest
|
[9] |
clasp
,
hook
,
pin
,
clip
,
fastening
,
fastener
|
[10] |
trick
,
disadvantage
,
hitch
,
snag
,
fly in the ointment
,
catch-22
,
trap
,
problem
,
drawback
,
(Colloq) (US) hooker
|
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