competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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catch
verb
- To gain possession of, especially after a struggle or chase: capture, get, net
1, secure, take.
Informal: bag.
Slang: nail. See
get
- To come upon, especially suddenly or unexpectedly: hit on or
upon
, surprise, take.
Informal: hit. See
surprise
- To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly: descry, detect, discern, espy, glimpse, spot, spy. See
see
- To get hold of (something moving): clutch
1, grab, seize, snatch.
Informal: nab.
Idiom:
lay hands on. See
get
- To grasp at (something) eagerly, forcibly, and abruptly with the jaws: nip
1, snap, snatch, strike. See
reach
- To have a sudden overwhelming effect on: seize, strike, take. See
attack, over
- To go aboard (a means of transport): board, take. See
used
- To make secure: anchor, fasten, fix, moor, secure.
Idiom:
make fast. See
move
- To become or cause to become stuck or lodged: fix, lodge, stick. See
move
- To gain control of or an advantage over by or as if by trapping: enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entrap, snare, tangle, trammel, trap, web. See
free
- To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, clout, hit, knock, pop
1, slam, slog, slug
3, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop.
Informal: biff, bop, clip
1, wallop.
Slang: belt, conk, paste.
Idioms:
let someone have it, sock it to someone. See
attack, strike
- To become affected with a disease: contract, develop, get, sicken, take.
Idiom:
come down with. See
get
- To perceive and recognize the meaning of. Also used with on: accept, apprehend, compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand.
Informal: savvy.
Slang: dig.
Chiefly British: twig.
Scots: ken.
Idioms:
get (or have) a handle on, get the picture. See
understand
phrasal verb
catch up
- To come up even with another: overtake. See
seek, win
- To draw in so that extrication is difficult: embrangle, embroil, implicate, involve, mix up, suck. See
free, participate
- To compel, as the attention, interest, or imagination, of: arrest, enthrall, fascinate, grip, hold, mesmerize, rivet, spellbind, transfix.
Slang: grab. See
excite
noun
- The act of catching, especially a sudden taking and holding: clutch
1, grab, seizure, snatch. See
get
- A device for fastening or for checking motion: clasp, fastener, hook. See
move
- A person or thing worth catching: plum, prize
1.
Slang: brass ring. See
desire
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Informal. A tricky or unsuspected condition: rub, snag. See
limited
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