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Definition

To use any available means or methods.

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In Context

  • "Which being done, the Women run in the dark to catch as catch can; and whatever Lot they light on,[…]"
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See Also

  • catch-as-catch-can
  • get as get can
  • find as find can
  • do as do can
  • have as have can
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To understand; to begin to understand; to realize.

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To buy a financial instrument whose price is falling rapidly.

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catch air

To make a jump.

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