Catch and Gambit

Catch

Catch noun - A danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized.

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Gambit and catch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gambit" instead a noun "Catch".

Nearby Words: catchy, catching, catcher

Gambit noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Catch and gambit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catch" instead a noun "Gambit".

old	old catch	old gambit
good	good catch	good gambit
nice	nice catch	nice gambit
long	long catch	long gambit
Other adjectives: elaborate, similar, small, real, successful, big, huge, little, bad, impressive, famous, new, major, desperate, next, double, latest, said, giant, aforementioned.

But, Phoenix Wright set up an even greater Gambit that overhauled the entire legal system of the country just to catch Kristoph.

Source: Out-Gambitted aka: Out Gambit
Secret finds out who's who when he tosses a pair of vases at them, correctly making the gambit that the real Morocco would fail to catch the vase before it hit him.

Source: Western Animation / Secret Squirrel
Batman Gambit: "Public Enemy" reveals that Ian Pascoe wanted Jack to catch him in "Stalker" because it was the only way he could get to 2007 and reclaim his own time travel device.

Source: Series / Timecop

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