Catch and Pocket

Catch

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

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

Nearby Words: catchy, catching, catcher

Pocket verb - To refrain from openly showing or uttering.

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Catch and pocket are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catch" instead a verb "Pocket".

Nearby Words: pock, pocketed, pocketing, pocketful

musical	musical catch	musical pocket
full	full catch	full pocket
top	top catch	top pocket
single	single catch	single pocket
Other adjectives: nasty, small, big, little, personal, hidden, extra, different, giant.

But then further subverted when, just as Barney's about to catch the shrimp in his pocket, Lily flashes him so he misses the catch, meaning he has to wear the ducky tie for a year.

Source: The Con
In the sequel you can pick pocket very good items from various characters who show no concern if they catch you.

Source: Kleptomaniac Hero
In the Robert Bloch short story "The Yugoslaves", the narrator is an old man trying to catch up with some street urchins who've picked his pocket.

Source: Narrator All Along

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