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Gasp vs Caught - What's the difference?

gasp | caught |

As a noun gasp

is sigh, yawn; the act of sighing.

As an adjective caught is

(cricket) of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.

As a verb caught is

(catch).

gasp

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A short, sudden intake of breath.
  • The audience gave a gasp of astonishment
  • (British, slang): A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).
  • I'm popping out for a gasp .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
  • The audience gasped as the magician disappeared.
  • To breathe laboriously or convulsively.
  • We were all gasping when we reached the summit.
  • * Lloyd
  • She gasps and struggles hard for life.
  • To speak in a breathless manner.
  • The old man gasped his last few words.
  • To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
  • I'm gasping for a cup of tea.
  • * Spenser
  • Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (humorous)
  • Gasp ! What will happen next?

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    caught

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (cricket) Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (catch)
  • Derived terms

    * caught in the act * caught red-handed * caught with one's hand in the cookie jar