caught up

Definition of Caught Up in English :

1. caught up

having become involved involuntarily

Example Sentences:
'caught up in the excitement of the crowd'
'caught up in the scandal'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Caught Up

verb (adverb)

1. (transitive)

to seize and take up (something) quickly

2. (when intr, often foll by with)

to reach or pass (someone or something), after following

he soon caught him up

3. (intr; usually foll by on or with)

to make up for lost ground or deal with a backlog (in some specified task or activity)

4. (tr; often passive)

to absorb or involve

she was caught up in her reading

5. (transitive)

to raise by or as if by fastening

the hem of her dress was caught up with ribbons

1.

to take or lift up suddenly; seize; snatch

2.

to show to be in error

3.

to come up even, as by hurrying or by extra work; overtake

4.

to fasten in loops

adjective

of or having to do with catching up