catch lacking (English, verb)
expansion: catch lacking (third-person singular simple present catches lacking, present participle catching lacking, simple past and past participle caught lacking)
Senses:
qualifier: African-American Vernacular
glosses: To catch off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation; caught with one's pants down.
tags: slang
transitive
Forms:
form: catches lacking
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: catching lacking
tags: participle
present
form: caught lacking
tags: participle
past
form: caught lacking
tags: past