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caught the bus

caught the bus is the simple past and past participle 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 caught the bus

What is caught the bus the simple past and past participle of?
Caught the bus is the simple past and past participle of catch the bus.

Words near caught the bus in the dictionary

  1. caught someone's eye
  2. caught someone's fancy
  3. caught stealing
  4. caught step
  5. caught strays
  6. caught the bus
  7. caught the eye
  8. caught the light
  9. caught the sun
  10. caught up
  11. caught with one's pants down

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