"catchup" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: catchups [plural]
Etymology: See ketchup § Etymology. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} catchup (countable and uncountable, plural catchups)
  1. Alternative form of ketchup. Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: ketchup
    Sense id: en-catchup-en-noun-7anctdUr Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English deverbals: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 79 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: catchups [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English catch updeverb. English catchup Deverbal from catch up. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:deverbal|catch up|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English catch updeverb. English catchup [Appendix:Glossary#deverbal|Deverbal]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "catch up", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "catchup", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="catchup"> Deverbal from catch up. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} catchup (countable and uncountable, plural catchups)
  1. Alternative spelling of catch-up. Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: catch-up
    Sense id: en-catchup-en-noun-HXXVpPOU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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