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If I were dictator, I'd have a catch-all crime of disrespect.
Richard Griffiths

Meaning of "catch-all" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CATCH-ALL

catch-all play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CATCH-ALL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Catch-All is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CATCH-ALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Catch-all

In common use, a catchall or catch-all is a general term, or physical dumping group for a variety of similar words or meanings.

Definition of catch-all in the English dictionary

The definition of catch-all in the dictionary is something designed to cover a variety of situations or possibilities.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATCH-ALL

catch one´s death
catch oneself on
catch out
catch phrase
catch pit
catch points
catch question
catch the sun
catch up
catch-22
catch-as-catch-can
catchable
catchcries
catchcry
catcher
catcher´s mitt
catchflies
catchfly
catchier
catchiest

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATCH-ALL

be-all and end-all
boots-and-all
cure-all
end-all
free-for-all
fuck-all
heal-all
know-all
know-it-all
one-size-fits-all
save-all
warts-and-all
you-all

Synonyms and antonyms of catch-all in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «catch-all» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CATCH-ALL

Find out the translation of catch-all to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of catch-all from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «catch-all» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

包罗万象
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

catch-all
570 millions of speakers

English

catch-all
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पकड़ने के सभी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللحاق جميع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поймать - все
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

catch-all
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সকল-ক্যাচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fourre-tout
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menangkap semua
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

catch-all
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キャッチオール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

캐치 올
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyekel-kabeh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

catch-all
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேட்ச்-ஆல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झेल-सर्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tümünü yakalama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

catch-all
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

catch- all
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зловити -все
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

catch- all
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

catch -all
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

catch-all
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

catch -all
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

catch- all
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of catch-all

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CATCH-ALL»

The term «catch-all» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.100 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CATCH-ALL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «catch-all» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «catch-all» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about catch-all

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QUOTES WITH «CATCH-ALL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word catch-all.
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Richard Griffiths
If I were dictator, I'd have a catch-all crime of disrespect.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATCH-ALL»

Discover the use of catch-all in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to catch-all and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bibliotopia, Or, Mr. Gilbar's Book of Books & Catch-all of ...
Bibliotopia, or, Mr. Gilbar's book of books & catch- all of literary facts & curiosities / compiled by Steven Gilbar ; decorations by Elliott Banfield. — 1st ed. p. cm. ISBN- IS: 978-1-56792-295-0 (alk. paper) ISBN-IO: 1-56792-295-3 (alk. paper) 1.
‎2005
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The CDU and the Politics of Gender in Germany: Bringing ...
This chapter accomplishes three goals. It begins by developing the corporatist catch-all party model through a comparison with Kirchheimer's vision of a catch- all party. I call Kirchheimer's version of a catch-all party a “classic” catch-all party.
Sarah Elise Wiliarty, 2010
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Complete Guide to Winning Keno, 2nd Edition
CHAPTER IS CATCH-ALL KENO Most casinos feature a few catch-all ( sometimes called one pay) keno tickets; in order to win, you must catch all of your selected numbers. The advantage of catch-all tickets is that (dollar for dollar wagered) the ...
David Cowles, 2003
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Party Structure and Organization in East-Central Europe
It reflects rather an awareness that the idea of the mass party as the modern norm has itself become distinctly passe (while those of the post-mass organization in terms of the catch-all, professional-electoral or cartel party may also raise ...
Paul G. Lewis, 1996
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How Parties Organize: Change and Adaptation in Party ...
Rather, as is the case with the catch-all party and the modern cadre party, the dominant pattern is one of electoral competition. Austrian party work and party campaigning is also no longer as labour-intensive as in the case of the mass party, ...
Richard S Katz, Peter Mair, 1994
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Political Parties : Old Concepts and New Challenges: Old ...
The more recent experience of modern political parties during the last fifty years can be briefly summarized under two headlines: the rise of the catch-all party after the Second World War (earlier in the United States), and the 'crisis' and ...
Richard Gunther, José Ramón Montero, Juan Linz, 2002
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Continuity and Change in German Politics: Beyond the ...
Beyond the Politics of Centrality? : a Festschrift for Gordon Smith Gordon Smith, Stephen Padgett, Thomas Poguntke. TABLE 2 THE CATCH-ALL PARTY SHARE OF THE VOTE BY SOCIAL GROUPS (a) Catch-all Party Share of the Vote: ...
Gordon Smith, Stephen Padgett, Thomas Poguntke, 2002
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Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
In an evaporating apparatus, the combination of the evaporators 1 and 2, a catch- all 57 common to both evaporators, and a receiving tank 60, beneath said catch- all and connected with the same, substantially as described. 9.
United States. Patent Office, 1894
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Discourse and Democracy: Essays on Habermas's Between Facts ...
Furthermore, the catch-all party is characterized by a centralized party organization, which is required to maintain a continuous presence on the political market. This centralizing tendency leads to the strengthening of top leadership groups, ...
Rene von Schomberg, Kenneth Baynes, 2002
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Critical Elections: British Parties and Voters in Long-term ...
NEW. SOCIAL. ALIGNMENTS? 5. Class: Labour. as. a. Catch-All. Party? Geoffrey Evans, Anthony Heath and Clive Payne The significance of the class cleavage for British politics is a long-established topic of controversy. Much debate has ...
Geoffrey Evans, Pippa Norris, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATCH-ALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term catch-all is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Detailed Look at Hacking Team's Emails About Its Repressive …
As a result, it was applying a “catch-all” provision of an export law to block Hacking Team's products. Hacking Team quickly deployed all of its ... «The Intercept - First Look Media, Jul 15»
2
Green Hell by Ken Bruen
(invoking the Irish catch-all for fun and good times) and cracks the assailants' skulls together. Then he kicks one in the groin and steals his ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
3
John Doyle: What Sandra Bullock needs is a job in television
The issue, I think, is catch-all gender discrimination. In Hollywood, men make more money than women. Older white men run Hollywood. «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
4
If We're All About Political Correctness, Why Do We Keep Saying …
Already, on the 6th page, "transgendered" was the catch-all denomination. Seeing such an incorrect and overlooked term amongst heavily ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
#RedditRevolt is harassment dressed up as free speech
... site and an unwelcome invitation to feminists, progressives and Social Justice Warriors — a catch-all term used to describe media critics such ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
6
The darker side of Nina Simone's music
Simone also resisted the label of “jazz singer”, believing it was a catch-all imposed by white audiences on black artists. “We are familiar with the ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
7
Five reasons people link to your website... and how to make the …
Create a catch-all competitions page on your site that you can direct people to when sharing the news of your latest promotion. This will act as a ... «Econsultancy, Jul 15»
8
Local landmark torn down south of Lexington
The hog barn is too narrow and the doors too small to serve as anything other than kind of a catch-all storage space for assorted items, Sarnes ... «Lexington Clipper Herald, Jul 15»
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ShotSpotter helps Savannah-Chatham police during holiday weekend
At the end of the day, Zapal said, ShotSpotter is an aid to the department, not a replacement for officers. “It's not a catch-all, end-all,” he said. «Savannah Morning News, Jul 15»
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Fifth Circuit Continues to Permit Wage Claim Waivers in Private …
included as a catch-all or fail-safe in settlement agreements between companies and former employees, is unlikely to provide protection ... «The National Law Review, Jul 15»

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