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hit vs catch up

catch up vs hit

hit is a noun but catch up is not a noun.

hit and catch up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hit Yes No Yes No
catch up No No Yes No
As verbs, catch up is a hyponym of hit; that is, catch up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hit:
  • hit: reach a destination, either real or abstract
  • catch up: reach the point where one should be after a delay
Other hyponyms of hit include scale, surmount, access, get at, bottom out, peak, top out, breast, summit, top, make, find, culminate, come through, get through, ground, run aground.
hit (noun) catch up (noun)
the act of contacting one thing with another
a conspicuous success
(baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
a connection made via the internet to another website
a dose of a narcotic drug
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
hit (verb) catch up (verb)
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target reach the point where one should be after a delay
hit with a missile from a weapon
hit the intended target or goal
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
hit against; come into sudden contact with
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
cause to move by striking
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
reach a destination, either real or abstract
drive something violently into a location
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
cause to experience suddenly
encounter by chance
kill intentionally and with premeditation
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