catch-as-catch-can

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kach az kach kan]
- /kætʃ æz kætʃ kæn/
- /kætʃ əz kætʃ kæn/

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

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

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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 67% 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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