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pillar.

to catch, get, to grab (e.g. grab a cab, get lunch, grab a drink, catch a movie)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/piˈʝaɾ/[piˈʝaɾ]/piˈʝaɾ/[piˈʝaɾ]
  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. 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
    Me pillé el dedo con la puerta.
  11. to fall in love, to crush on someone

    colloquial · reflexive
    Creo que se ha pillado de mí.
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.