pillar

Spanish

verb
Definitions
  • to catch, get, to grab e.g. grab a cab, get lunch, grab a drink, catch a movie
  • to pilfer, steal
  • (game) to tag
  • (colloquial) to get (a joke)
  • (colloquial) to catch, to catch up to
  • (colloquial) to catch, to pick up, to bust, to nab (someone doing something illegal)
  • (colloquial) to come down with, catch, to pick up (an illness)
  • (colloquial) to pick up on, to take e.g. information, a hint
  • (Spain) to score e.g. drugs
  • (colloquial) to jam (your finger)
  • (colloquial) to fall in love, to crush on someone

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pigliare borrowed from French piller.

Origin

French

piller

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