ampayar — meaning in English

English meaning

• bust verb To break something, especially by force.
• catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
• umpire noun An official who oversees a sports match and enforces its rules, such as in baseball, cricket, or tennis.

Senses

ampayar is used for these senses in English:

• bust (transitive, slang) To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
• catch (transitive) To unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something). [from 17thc.]
• umpire (sports, intransitive) To act as an umpire in a game.

bust — full definition

1. verb To break something, especially by force.
2. verb To catch someone doing something wrong or illegal, or to arrest them.
3. noun A sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest.
4. noun A woman's breasts, or the measurement around them.
5. adjective Broke; without any money.

catch — full definition

1. verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
2. verb To become infected with an illness.
3. verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
4. noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
5. noun Something captured, especially fish.

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