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catch some zs

catch some zs is the alternative form of catch some z's.

Meaning of catch some z's

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To sleep.
    • His boss found him catching some z's at his desk yesterday.

Verb capitalized: catch some Zs

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

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of catch some z's.

Forms of catch some zs

third-person singular presentcatches some zs
present participlecatching some zs
past participlecaught some zs
pastcaught some zs
third-person singular presentcatches some Zs
present participlecatching some Zs
past participlecaught some Zs
pastcaught some Zs

Questions about catch some zs

What is catch some zs the alternative form of?
Catch some zs is the alternative form of catch some z's.
What part of speech is catch some zs?
Catch some zs is a verb.
What is the past tense of catch some zs?
The past tense of catch some zs is caught some zs.

Words near catch some zs in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: catch some zs (page history and authors); catch some Zs (page history and authors); catch some z's (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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