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catching wreck

catching wreck is the present participle and gerund 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 catching wreck

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

Words near catching wreck in the dictionary

  1. catching the bus
  2. catching the eye
  3. catching the light
  4. catching the sun
  5. catching up
  6. catching wreck
  7. catching Z's
  8. catchingly
  9. catchingness
  10. catchings
  11. catchlight

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