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  • 1play catch-up — phrase to try to make as much progress as someone or something that you are competing with All her opponents are now playing catch up. Thesaurus: to make progress, or to achieve somethingsynonym Main entry: catch up * * * 1) fall behind… …

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  • 2play catch-up — to try to make as much progress as someone or something that you are competing with All her opponents are now playing catch up …

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  • 3Play-by-play — Play by play, in broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a sporting event with a voiceover describing the details of the action of the game in progress. In North America, in many sports, the play by play person is… …

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  • 4play — [plā] vi. [ME plein < OE plegan, to play, be active] 1. to move lightly, rapidly, or erratically; flutter [sunlight playing on the waves] 2. to amuse oneself, as by taking part in a game or sport; engage in recreation 3. to take active part in …

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  • 5Catch Me If You Can (musical) — Catch Me If You Can is a work in progress musical adaptation of the 2002 film of the same name, with a book by Terrence McNally, music and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, and choreography by Jerry Mitchell. The musical had a reading in… …

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  • 6catch-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 …

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  • 7catch-up — catch′ up adj. cvb intended to keep up with or surpass a norm or competitor: catch up pay raises[/ex] • play catch up Etymology: 1835–45, amer …

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  • 8catch-up — catch ,up noun play catch up AMERICAN to try to make as much progress as someone or something that you are competing with …

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  • 9Catch-22 — For other uses, see Catch 22 (disambiguation). Catch 22   …

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  • 10play — play1 W1S1 [pleı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(children)¦ 2¦(sports/games)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(radio/cd etc)¦ 5¦(theatre/film)¦ 6 play a part/role 7 play ball 8¦(pretend)¦ 9¦(behave)¦ 10 play games …

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