Catch
Catch verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Shortcut
Shortcut verb - To avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness.
Usage example: are you sure there's no way to shortcut the entrance requirements?
Both words in one sentence
- They were supposed to go with a larger group, but they were late, so to catch up, they took a shortcut through the shortcut.
Source: Short Cuts Make Long Delays -
After the housewife and Joker go mattress dancing, she offers to drive Joker away in her car, while directing Noah to a shortcut through the swamp to a place where he can catch a train.
Source: What You Are in the Dark -
If you take an ultra shortcut like on Rainbow Road that skips 1/3 of the track, expect them to speed up unrealistically and catch you.
Source: Video Game / Mario Kart
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Shortcut and Catch. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/catch/shortcut
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