Catch
Catch verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: we tried to catch the kitten before she could sneak out the door
Drop
Drop noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.
Usage example: got the drop on his opponent very early in the wrestling match
How words are described
| good | good catch | good drop |
| full | full catch | full drop |
| nice | nice catch | nice drop |
| long | long catch | long drop |
| Other adjectives: better, common, specific, short, top, single, small, big, huge, slight, bad, unique, major, guaranteed, several, giant, aforementioned, diving. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Catch Phrase: Stacks tries to modify his cell phone company's slogan "never drop a call" into a political slogan for his mayoral campaign: "never drop a citizen".
Source: Film / Annie (2014) -
Catch Phrase: Victor: "You have five minutes precisely and then I want to hear a pin drop." Can also be taken as a sign of his real age, since the expression "Hear a pin drop" is no longer in style.
Source: Series / House of Anubis -
Network Red Headed Stepchild Never Say "Die": Averted when June has to fall and let Henry catch her in one episode: June: You drop me... you die.
Source: Western Animation / KaBlam!
Cite this Source
Drop and Catch. (2016). Retrieved 2023, June 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/catch/drop
Catch & Drop. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Jun. 2023. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/catch/drop>.
Drop or Catch. 2016. Accessed June 08, 2023. https://thesaurus.plus/related/catch/drop.
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