a catch-all term

  • 1catch-all — catch alls N COUNT A catch all is a term or category which includes many different things. The charge of gross indecency , is a catch all that covers many things... To him, women s issues, that nebulous, catch all term, most importantly means… …

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  • 2catch-all — catch all1 adj intended to include all possibilities ▪ a vague catch all clause in the contract ▪ a catch all term …

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  • 3catch-all — adjective Used to hold, include, or describe a broad range of things; used as a catchall. Cancer is a catch all term that encompasses a wide variety of diseases. See Also: catch all party …

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  • 4catch-all — ► NOUN ▪ a term or category intended to cover all possibilities …

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  • 5catch-all — noun a term or category that includes a variety of different possibilities …

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  • 6catch·all — /ˈkæʧˌɑːl, ˈkɛʧˌɑːl/ noun [singular] : something that holds or includes many different things They used the drawer as a catchall for kitchen items. “The arts” is a catchall for a variety of activities from painting to music. often used before… …

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  • 7All-in professional wrestling — All in wrestling was the first wave of professional wrestling in the United Kingdom to be based around the Catch As Catch Can style of wrestling. It was conducted under the All In Rules of 1930 in which (unlike Olympic freestyle wrestling) no… …

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  • 8Catch wrestling — is a style of wrestling. Catch wrestling is arguably the ancestor of modern grappling, professional wrestling, mixed martial arts and no holds barred competition. Catch wrestling s origins lie in a variety of styles,Asia (e.g. pehlwani). Collar… …

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  • 9Catch-22 (logic) — Catch 22 is a term coined by Joseph Heller in his novel Catch 22, describing a false dilemma in a rule, regulation, procedure or situation, where no real choice exists. In probability theory, it refers to a situation in which multiple… …

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  • 10catch — vb 1 Catch, capture, trap, snare, entrap, ensnare, bag are comparable when meaning to get into one s possession or under one s control either by taking or seizing or by means of skill, craft, or trickery. Catch, the ordinary and general term of… …

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