Dictionary

catch out en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (transitive) To discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate.
   • Bishop Manning has his enemies, but those enemies have hardly ever caught him out on a point of theology or canon law. 1939 October 23, “Religion: Discordant Concordat”, in Time:
2. (transitive) To take (someone) by surprise.
   • However, Colombia broke the deadlock, Leicy Santos toying with Rachel Daly after collecting Caicedo’s pass, before sweeping a dipping effort over a caught-out Mary Earps. It was a luscious finish and the crowd enjoyed it. 2023 August 12, Suzanne Wrack, “England hit back to beat Colombia and set up World Cup semi with Australia”, in The Guardian:
3. (transitive) To put a batsman out by catching the batted ball before it touches the ground.
4. (US, dated, intransitive, slang) To leave an area by jumping on a train; to ride the rails away.
5. (slang, transitive) To catch (someone); to detect an error or blunder on (someone's) part.
   • The police caught me out on a lie.

Forms

Translations (12)

gl pillar (to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate) · gl cachar (to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate) · it prendere sul fatto (to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate) · gl sorprender (to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate) · it cogliere sul fatto (to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate) · fr piéger (to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate) · hu rajtakap (to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate) · gl cazar (to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate) · pl przyłapać (to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate) · it sorprendere (to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate) · gl pescar (to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate) · sv komma på (to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate)