"catch a body" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: catches a body [present, singular, third-person], catching a body [participle, present], caught a body [participle, past], caught a body [past]
Etymology: Compare catch a case and catch a stray. Head templates: {{en-verb|catch<,,caught> a body}} catch a body (third-person singular simple present catches a body, present participle catching a body, simple past and past participle caught a body)
  1. (slang, idiomatic, intransitive) to kill, to murder Tags: idiomatic, intransitive, slang Categories (topical): Murder
    Sense id: en-catch_a_body-en-verb-VZqrQpuj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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            "Death",
            "Violence",
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          "ref": "1994, Nas (lyrics and music), “N.Y. State of Mind”, in Illmatic:",
          "text": "Niggas be runnin' through the block shootin'\nTime to start the revolution, catch a body, head for Houston",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1995, AZ featuring Nas (lyrics and music), “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Murder (Homicide)”, in Doe or Die:",
          "text": "Mo' money, mo' murder, mo' homicide\nYou catch that body, nigga? Better have that alibi\nYou never know, it might just be your time, you take your ride\nTo them pearly white gates, watch that suicide",
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        "(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) to kill, to murder"
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          "ref": "1995, AZ featuring Nas (lyrics and music), “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Murder (Homicide)”, in Doe or Die:",
          "text": "Mo' money, mo' murder, mo' homicide\nYou catch that body, nigga? Better have that alibi\nYou never know, it might just be your time, you take your ride\nTo them pearly white gates, watch that suicide",
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