Catch
Pick up
Pick up verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.
Usage example: police picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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It's quite logical for a creature to pick up things that catch their eye despite not knowing how to use them, like how birds pick up shiny things.
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He says that just to make a point he'll pick up a random hitchhiker to catch him on the first trust fall of the trip.
Source: Hostile Hitchhiker -
And this is [something associated with it]." Mike Maronna apparently didn't pick up on this; he once autographed a photo with "if I had a catch-phrase I'd write it here." Wayne: "Super genius!
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