pillar
Meanings
Verb
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 (games)
4. to get (a joke) (colloquial)
5. to catch, to catch up to (colloquial)
6. to catch, to pick up, to bust, to nab (someone doing something illegal) (colloquial)
7. to come down with, catch, to pick up (an illness) (colloquial)
8. to pick up on, to take (e.g. information, a hint) (colloquial)
9. to score (e.g. drugs) (Spain, colloquial)
10. to jam (your finger) (colloquial, reflexive)
11. to fall in love, to crush on someone (colloquial, reflexive)
Examples92
Creo que se ha pillado de mí.
I think she may have a crush on me.
Me pillé el dedo con la puerta.
I jammed my finger in the door.
¿A que no me pillas?
Try and catch me!
Pillar como pillar puede.
Catch as catch can.
Lo pillamos tratando de salir de su cuarto.
We caught him trying to go out of his room.
Al final me pillaron.
I eventually got caught.