Catch up and Outrun

Catch up

Catch up verb - To catch or hold as if in a net.

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

Outrun

Outrun verb - To go beyond the limit of.
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Synonyms for Outrun

Catch up and outrun are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catch up" instead a verb "Outrun".

Mutual synonyms

Both terms in one sentence

  • Anime / Girls und Panzer The best example happens in the battle with Pravda, where Oarai can't outrun the persuing Soviet tanks, but Pravda can't catch up with them.
  • Running on All Fours Possibly grandfathered in as a nod to the original Thunder Cats, in which Lion-O drops to all fours in order to outrun a lava flow on a hillside and catch up to the Thunder Tank.
  • Faster-Than-Light Travel Shown most prominently in Equal Rites, where Granny Weatherwax and Esk outrun the rising sun's light and "catch up with the night."
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