vverb.competitioncatch up with and possibly overtakeSynset:catch overtake
Examples:- The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp
Derivationally Related Form:overtaking
Inherited Hypernyms:overtake
Entailment:compete contend vie
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.socialmake up work that was missed due to absence at a later pointSynset:make up
Examples:- I have to make up a French exam
- Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?
Derivationally Related Form:makeupmake-up
Hypernyms:recoup recover recuperate
Inherited Hypernyms:make uprecoverget
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something