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Adjective caught up has 1 sense

caught up - having become involved involuntarily; "caught up in the excitement of the crowd"; "caught up in the scandal"
Antonym: uninvolved (indirect, via involved)

Verb catch up has 2 senses

catch up - reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework"
--₁ is one way to reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
Sample sentences:
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catch up - learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology"
--₂ is one way to learn, larn, acquire
Sample sentence:
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