pillar

(Engels)

  1. to catch, get, to grab (e.g. grab a cab, get lunch, grab a drink, catch a movie)
  2. to pilfer, steal
  3. to tag
  4. (colloquial) to get (a joke)
  5. (colloquial) to catch, to catch up to
  6. (colloquial) to catch, to pick up, to bust, to nab (someone doing something illegal)
  7. (colloquial) to come down with, catch, to pick up (an illness)
  8. (colloquial) to pick up on, to take (e.g. information, a hint)
  9. (Spain, colloquial) to score (e.g. drugs)
  10. (colloquial, reflexive) to jam (your finger)
  11. (colloquial, reflexive) to fall in love, to crush on someone

Frequentie

C1
Met koppelteken als
pi‧llar
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/piˈʝaɾ/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

Probably borrowed from Italian pigliare or French piller. Compare also Portuguese pilhar and English pillage.

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