make (clothes) smaller | come down with |
take into one's family | be struck or affected by |
take up mentally | delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned |
fool or hoax | detect a blunder or misstep |
serve oneself to, or consume regularly | discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state |
take up as if with a sponge | grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of |
fold up | become aware of |
express willingness to have in one's home or environs | be the catcher |
accept | catch up with and possibly overtake |
take in, also metaphorically | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of |
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers | succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase |
see or watch | capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping |
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages | to hook or entangle |
call for and obtain payment of | attract and fix |
visit for entertainment | cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled |
provide with shelter | spread or be communicated |
suck or take up or in | take in and retain |
| reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot |
| apprehend and reproduce accurately |
| attract; cause to be enamored |
| reach in time |
| hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers |
| perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily |
| see or watch |
| suffer from the receipt of |
| perceive by hearing |
| get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly |
| check oneself during an action |
| start burning |