catch-as-catch-can

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Definitions of catch-as-catch-can word

noun catch-as-catch-can a style of wrestling in which trips, holds below the waist, etc, are allowed 3
adjective catch-as-catch-can using any method or opportunity that comes to hand 3
noun catch-as-catch-can with any hold, approach, technique, etc. 3
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

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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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.

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