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Definition

To derive benefit from a fortunate opportunity; to experience a sudden increase in energy or luck.

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In Context

  • "The size of his fortune, he said, revealed only that "we caught a wave. We were lucky. We had more luck than we deserved.""
  • "He did have one brief spell in the second set when he seemed to catch a wave, pounding his backhand and winning 11 of 14 points."
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