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catching the bus

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

Meaning of catch the bus

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see catch, the, bus.
  2. (Internet, euphemistic) To kill oneself deliberately; to commit suicide.
    • I have the tools for catching the bus, just not the nerve. Soft suicide I can do. Take some pills, no problem. But never do I succeed that way.2000, (unknown), “catching the bus tonight..... I hope.....”, in alt.suicide.holiday (Usenet)

Questions about catching the bus

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

Words near catching the bus in the dictionary

  1. catching someone's drift
  2. catching someone's eye
  3. catching someone's fancy
  4. catching step
  5. catching strays
  6. catching the bus
  7. catching the eye
  8. catching the light
  9. catching the sun
  10. catching up
  11. catching wreck

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