catch some rays

verb

To sunbathe.

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Meanings

verbcatch some rays (third-person singular simple present catches some rays, present participle catching some rays, simple past and past participle caught some rays)

present singular third person catches some rays · participle present catching some rays · participle past caught some rays · past caught some rays

  1. idiomaticTo sunbathe.

    "We want to sit on the beach, watch the girls, and go catch some rays."

    1992 July 15, Josh Barbanel, “The Lady Edna Is Gone But Not From Long Beach”, in New York Times, retrieved 01 Mar 2017
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    Basking in the sun whether it's on the porch or on the boat, he just loves to lay out and catch some rays.

    2015 October 31, Jane Welowszky, “Allen the cat loves supervising and boating”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 01 Mar 2017

    If the weather is good, take your summer reading outside and catch some rays at the same time.

    2016 July 1, Jack Wallington, “Starting university”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 01 Mar 2017

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
catch the sunsunbathe
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MLA

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