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Catch Suddenly Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SPEAR which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SPEAR

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99%5Exact Match!
noun

• a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

• an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

verb

• pierce with a spear

• thrust up like a spear

98%3Exact Match!
verb

• tag the base runner to get him out

• take into custody

• seize suddenly

32%6 To catch or seize suddenly
noun

• a small fragment

• obscene terms for female genitals

• (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion

• the act of catching an object with the hands

verb

• to grasp hastily or eagerly

• to make grasping motions

• take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times01 Mar 1994 Across 64
New York Times09 Aug 1977 Across 31
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