- catch-word
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English-german dictionary. 2013.
catch-word
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catch|word — «KACH WURD», noun. 1. a word or phrase used again and again for effect; slogan: »“No taxation without representation” was a political catchword during the Revolutionary War. Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone but principally by… … Useful english dictionary
catch·word — /ˈkæʧˌwɚd, ˈkɛʧˌwɚd/ noun, pl words [count] : ↑catchphrase … Useful english dictionary
catch phrase — noun a phrase that has become a catchword • Syn: ↑catchphrase • Hypernyms: ↑phrase, ↑motto, ↑slogan, ↑catchword, ↑shibboleth * * * 1. a phrase that attracts or is meant to attract attention … Useful english dictionary
catch phrase — 1. a phrase that attracts or is meant to attract attention. 2. a phrase, as a slogan, that comes to be widely and repeatedly used, often with little of the original meaning remaining. Also, catchphrase. [1840 50; CATCH(WORD) + PHRASE] * * * … Universalium
catch — 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… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
catch — [kach, kech] vt. caught, catching [ME cacchen < Anglo Fr cachier < VL * captiare < L captare, to seize < pp. of capere, to take hold: see HAVE] 1. to seize and hold, as after a chase; capture 2. to seize or take by or as by a trap,… … English World dictionary
catch-all — catch ,all1 adjective intended to include a lot of different things: a catch all phrase catch all catch ,all 2 noun count 1. ) a word, phrase, or group that includes a lot of different things 2. ) AMERICAN a container for a variety of things that … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Word Up — may refer to:*Word Up!, a 1986 R B album by Cameo **Word Up!, a song on the above album, also covered by Gun, Melanie B and Korn *Word Up!, a slang phrase, usually an exclamation or interjection *Word Up, computer pub game, popular in the UK… … Wikipedia
Word-catcher — Word catch er, n. One who cavils at words. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Catch Phrase (game) — Infobox Game subject name=Catch Phrase image link= image caption= players=4 or more ages=12 and up setup time=< 1 minute game time=< 53 seconds playing time= 10 min to 15 min complexity=Medium strategy=Low random chance=Medium skills=Team play… … Wikipedia
catch — I UK [kætʃ] / US verb Word forms catch : present tense I/you/we/they catch he/she/it catches present participle catching past tense caught UK [kɔːt] / US [kɔt] past participle caught *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to stop and hold something… … English dictionary
