CATCH OUT
Dictionary entry overview: What does catch out mean? • CATCH OUT (verb)
The verb CATCH OUT has 1 sense:
1. trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
Familiarity information: CATCH OUT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CATCH OUT (verb)
Meaning:
Trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
catch out; find out
Context examples:
He was caught out / She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks
Hypernyms (to "catch out" is one way to...):
detect; discover; find; notice; observe (discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
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