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catches wreck

catches wreck is the third-person singular simple present indicative of catch wreck.

Meaning of catch wreck

Verb

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

  1. (African-American Vernacular) To gain respect.
    • They said it was some girls and boys from the Perry's who came through and caught wreck with the Downtown boys and they girls.2016, Tamara Ebo, Tears of Purpose

Questions about catches wreck

What is catches wreck the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Catches wreck is the third-person singular simple present indicative of catch wreck.

Words near catches wreck in the dictionary

  1. catches the bus
  2. catches the eye
  3. catches the light
  4. catches the sun
  5. catches up
  6. catches wreck
  7. catches Z's
  8. catchest
  9. catcheth
  10. catchfart
  11. catchfarts

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