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catch as catch can

catch as catch can
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kach az kach kan]
    • /kætʃ æz kætʃ kæn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kach az kach kan]
    • /kætʃ æz kætʃ kæn/

Definitions of catch as catch can words

  • adjective catch as catch can Also, catch-can. taking advantage of any opportunity; using any method that can be applied: a catch-as-catch-can life, as an itinerant handyman. 1
  • adverb catch as catch can without specific plan or order: They lived catch-as-catch-can. 1
  • noun catch as catch can a style of wrestling in which the contestants are permitted to trip, tackle, and use holds below the waist. Compare Greco-Roman (def 3). 1
  • verb catch as catch can (Idiomatic) To use any available means or methods. 0
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Origin of catch as catch can

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Catch as catch can

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Catch as catch can

catch as catch can popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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