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catching hands

catching hands is the present participle and gerund of catch hands.

Meaning of catch hands

Verb

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

  1. (US, idiomatic, slang, African-American Vernacular) To take a punch; to get hit, especially with the hand or fist.
    • Do you really want to catch these hands? Then keep running your mouth.

Questions about catching hands

What is catching hands the present participle and gerund of?
Catching hands is the present participle and gerund of catch hands.

Words near catching hands in the dictionary

  1. catching cold
  2. catching dust
  3. catching feelings
  4. catching fire
  5. catching flies
  6. catching hands
  7. catching heat
  8. catching hell
  9. catching hold
  10. catching in 4k
  11. catching in possession

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