catch out (English, verb)
expansion: catch out (third-person singular simple present catches out, present participle catching out, simple past and past participle caught out)
Senses:
glosses: To discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate.
tags: transitive
glosses: To take (someone) by surprise.
tags: transitive
topics: ball-games
cricket
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To put a batsman out by catching the batted ball before it touches the ground.
tags: transitive
glosses: To leave an area by jumping on a train; to ride the rails away.
tags: US
dated
intransitive
slang
Forms:
form: catches out
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: catching out
tags: participle
present
form: caught out
tags: participle
past
form: caught out
tags: past