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means(verb) take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
grab, take hold of, catch
means(verb) take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
clutch, prehend, seize
means(verb) select from a group; "She was singled out for her outstanding performance"
single out
means(verb) get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly; "Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath"
catch
means(verb) gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"
call for, gather up, collect, pick up
means(verb) choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"
elect
means(verb) select desirable parts from a group or list; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"
cull out, winnow
means(verb) to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
grapple, grip
means(verb) hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"
grip
means(verb) gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting"
acquire, evolve, develop
means(verb) receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
incur, get, receive, find, obtain
means(verb) get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
get hold of, take
means(verb) win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
acquire, gain, win
means(verb) capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"
capture, catch
means(verb) enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
go, become, get
means(verb) remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
take away, take, remove, withdraw
means(verb) undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater"
make
means(verb) acquire as a result of some effort or action; "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?"
get
means(verb) get in addition, as an increase; "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"
pick up
means(verb) choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
espouse, follow, adopt
means(verb) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
take in, make, bring in, realise, realize, clear, gain, pull in, earn
means(verb) select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
pick
means(verb) get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"
receive, have
means(verb) select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"
elect

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