Catch and Jail

Catch

Catch verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.

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

Nearby Words: catchy, catching, catcher

Jail verb - To put in or as if in prison.

Usage example: threatened to jail the punks if they so much as jaywalked

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Catch and jail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catch" instead a verb "Jail".

Nearby Words: jailed, jailer, jailing, jailor

old	old catch	old jail
full	full catch	full jail
common	common catch	common jail
nasty	nasty catch	nasty jail
Other adjectives: small, real, big, bad, personal, new, hidden, different.

The Space Police soon catch up with them, but offer them the chance to serve as Rangers instead of rotting in jail (Z jumps at the chance, Jack takes more convincing).

Source: Just Like Robin Hood
The Legend of Dragoon: The robot sentries in the City of law teleport you to jail when they catch you.

Source: Mook Bouncer
Synopsis: An alternate universe where Naruto discovered he was the Jail of the Kyuubi at a very young age but with the catch that believes he is the Kyuubi.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Naruto For Want Of A Nail Fics

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