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catch up

Verb

∙ To pick up suddenly. transitive
∙ To entangle. transitive
∙ To be brought up to date with news. intransitive
∙ To bring someone else up to date with the news. transitive
∙ To reach something that had been ahead. intransitive
∙ To compensate for or make up a deficiency. intransitive
∙ To get news. intransitive
∙ To finally reach something inevitable. intransitive

Noun

∙ An act of catching up or attempting to catch up.
∙ An amount, a thing, or a receipt or repetition of information that enables one to catch up.