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catch some rays

catch some rays verb: to sunbathe.

Verb

catch some rays (third-person singular simple present catches some rays, present participle catching some rays, simple past and past participle caught some rays)

  1. (idiomatic) To sunbathe.
    • "We want to sit on the beach, watch the girls, and go catch some rays."1992 July 15, Josh Barbanel, “The Lady Edna Is Gone But Not From Long Beach”, in New York Times, retrieved 01 Mar 2017
    • Basking in the sun whether it's on the porch or on the boat, he just loves to lay out and catch some rays.2015 October 31, Jane Welowszky, “Allen the cat loves supervising and boating”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 01 Mar 2017

Forms of catch some rays

third-person singular presentcatches some rays
present participlecatching some rays
past participlecaught some rays
pastcaught some rays

Questions about catch some rays

What does catch some rays mean?
Catch some rays means to sunbathe.
What part of speech is catch some rays?
Catch some rays is a verb.
What is the past tense of catch some rays?
The past tense of catch some rays is caught some rays.

Words near catch some rays in the dictionary

  1. catch print
  2. catch red-handed
  3. catch rope
  4. catch ropes
  5. catch sight of
  6. catch some rays
  7. catch some z's
  8. catch some zs
  9. catch someone at their own game
  10. catch someone napping
  11. catch someone with their pants down

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