CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
Child contexts
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Terms in this context
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catbrier in CommonParlance
- definition a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
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catcall in CommonParlance
- definition a cry expressing disapproval
- definition utter catcalls at
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catch in CommonParlance
- definition a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- definition the quantity that was caught
- definition a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- definition anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
- definition a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
- definition a restraint that checks the motion of something
- definition a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
- definition a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
- definition the act of catching an object with the hands
- definition the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- definition discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
- definition perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
- definition reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- definition take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
- definition succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- definition to hook or entangle
- definition attract and fix
- definition capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
- definition reach in time
- definition get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
- definition catch up with and possibly overtake
- definition be struck or affected by
- definition check oneself during an action
- definition hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- definition see or watch
- definition cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
- definition detect a blunder or misstep
- definition grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- definition come down with
- definition start burning
- definition perceive by hearing
- definition suffer from the receipt of
- definition attract; cause to be enamored
- definition apprehend and reproduce accurately
- definition take in and retain
- definition spread or be communicated
- definition be the catcher
- definition become aware of
- definition delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
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catch a glimpse in CommonParlance
- definition see something for a brief time
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catch a wink in CommonParlance
- definition take a siesta
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catch cold in CommonParlance
- definition come down with a cold
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catch crop in CommonParlance
- definition a crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season
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catch fire in CommonParlance
- definition start to burn or burst into flames
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catch it in CommonParlance
- definition receive punishment; be scolded or reprimanded
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catch on in CommonParlance
- definition understand, usually after some initial difficulty
- definition become popular
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catch one's breath in CommonParlance
- definition take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
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catch out in CommonParlance
- definition trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
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catch pen in CommonParlance
- definition a small or medium containment area for holding animals.
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catch phrase in CommonParlance
- definition a phrase that has become a catchword
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catch sight in CommonParlance
- definition see something for a brief time
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catch some Z's in CommonParlance
- definition be asleep
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catch up in CommonParlance
- definition reach the point where one should be after a delay
- definition learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened
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catch up with in CommonParlance
- definition catch up with and possibly overtake
- definition make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
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catchall in CommonParlance
- definition an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends
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catcher in CommonParlance
- definition (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
- definition the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws
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catcher's mask in CommonParlance
- definition a mask to protect the face of the catcher in baseball
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catchfly in CommonParlance
- definition any plant of the genus Silene
- definition mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
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catching in CommonParlance
- definition (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
- definition (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
- definition the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
- definition becoming infected
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catching pen in CommonParlance
- definition a small or medium containment area for holding animals.
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catchment in CommonParlance
- definition a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)