recaught
Captured a second
Recaught is the past tense of recatch—to catch again something that was caught before and got loose: The zookeeper recaught the escaped monkey within hours.
The word appears most often with animals, balls, or anything that slipped away after an initial capture.
Seized after escape
- reapprehendedArrested again after escaping
- resecuredFastened again after loosening
- reconfinedDetained again after release
- reincarceratedImprisoned a second time
retrieved · recovered · reclaimed · fugitive · escapee · pursuit · manhunt · bounty
Attached by curve again
- releasedSet free from confinement
- taggedLabeled or identified
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- photographedTaken a picture of
landed · reeled · trophy · bass · trout · marlin · tarpon · angler
Happening repeatedly over time
- cyclicalRepeating in rounds
- repeatedDone or said again
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- chronicPersisting over time
relapsing · reinfected · resurfaced · returned · flared · reoccurred
recaptured
Seized after escape
- reapprehendedArrested again after escaping
- resecuredFastened again after loosening
- reconfinedDetained again after release
reincarcerated · retrieved · recovered · reclaimed · fugitive · escapee · pursuit · manhunt · bounty · chase
rehooked
Attached by curve again
photographed · landed · reeled · trophy · bass · trout · marlin · tarpon · angler · sportfishing
recurring
Happening repeatedly over time
- cyclicalRepeating in rounds
- repeatedDone or said again
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
chronic · relapsing · reinfected · resurfaced · returned · flared · reoccurred