Catch
Catch verb - To come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face.
Usage example: I'll catch you at the library tomorrow
Escape
Escape verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Usage example: a judge who is very determined not to let criminals escape punishment
How words are described
| good | good catch | good escape |
| elaborate | elaborate catch | elaborate escape |
| single | single catch | single escape |
| real | real catch | real escape |
| Other adjectives: successful, big, great, impressive, easy, famous, personal, spectacular, new, guaranteed, next, giant, miraculous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Legion of Doom would trap some or all of the Superfriends in some sort of deathtrap or Rube Goldberg scheme, but the heroes would escape and catch the villains, who would then invariably escape.
Source: Reset Button - An American Tail: Fievel Goes West: Tiger manages to catch the train to escape a pack of dogs.
Source: Train Escape -
In the first level of Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and The Flame, the Prince has to make his escape by jumping to catch a departing ship.
Source: Convenient Escape Boat
Cite this Source
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