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Catch out

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate. transitive

    "Bishop Manning has his enemies, but those enemies have hardly ever caught him out on a point of theology or canon law."

  2. 2
    trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act wordnet
  3. 3
    To take (someone) by surprise. transitive

    "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."

  4. 4
    To put a batsman out by catching the batted ball before it touches the ground. transitive
  5. 5
    To leave an area by jumping on a train; to ride the rails away. US, dated, intransitive, slang

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