catch a case (English, verb)
expansion: catch a case (third-person singular simple present catches a case, present participle catching a case, simple past and past participle caught a case)
Senses:
glosses: To be infected with a disease; used with of.
glosses: To be overcome by or enthused about anything; used with of.
tags: broadly
figuratively
informal
slang
glosses: To commit a crime and be arrested for it, especially a violent or sexual crime.
tags: slang
Forms:
form: catches a case
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: catching a case
tags: participle
present
form: caught a case
tags: participle
past
form: caught a case
tags: past