pillar — 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.
• get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
• pillage verb To loot or plunder a place by force, typically during war.
• plunder verb To steal goods from a place by force, typically during war or unrest.

Senses

pillar 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 capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). [from 13thc.]
• catch (transitive, computing) To handle an exception. [from 20thc.]
• catch (transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. [from 16thc.]
• get (archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
• pick up on (transitive, idiomatic) To notice, observe, learn, or understand, especially something otherwise overlooked.
• pillage (ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
• plunder (transitive) To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.

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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