Catch
Catch verb - To bring (something) to a standstill.
Usage example: I caught myself just as I was about to step into the freshly poured concrete
Drive
Drive verb - To urge, push, or force onward.
How words are described
| old | old catch | old drive |
| nice | nice catch | nice drive |
| long | long catch | long drive |
| similar | similar catch | similar drive |
| Other adjectives: specific, short, single, big, little, main, personal, internal, new, major, desperate, next, different, said. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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A ship without inertia-less drive could rotate and catch them, but the Raven simply can't.
Source: Space Friction - In the Relativity story "Highway Robbery", the heroes are trying to catch a pair of car thieves, and send out two people as live bait to drive around aimlessly for several hours.
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Cowboy Cop: Moss is a cop with a severe case of explosive rage, driven doggedly to catch the Party Crasher even after being assigned to drive Nick around and taken off the case.
Source: Film / The Hard Way
Cite this Source
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