catchup

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A form of ketchup — Such a sauce more generally (not necessarily based on tomatoes, but with mushrooms, fish, etc.). This is the older meaning.

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Meanings

catchup1

nouncatchup (countable and uncountable, plural catchups)

plural catchups

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of ketchup.

catchup2

nouncatchup (countable and uncountable, plural catchups)

plural catchups

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of catch-up.

Origin

catchup · noun

See ketchup § Etymology.

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catchup · noun

Deverbal from catch up.

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Cite this entry
APA

catchup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catchup

MLA

“catchup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catchup. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catchup,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catchup.

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