catch out

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catch out

verb catches out · catching out · caught out

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.
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.
transitive To put a batsman out by catching the batted ball before it touches the ground.
US, dated, intransitive, slang To leave an area by jumping on a train; to ride the rails away.
slang, transitive To catch (someone); to detect an error or blunder on (someone's) part. The police caught me out on a lie.

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verb to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate

Français	piéger
Italiano	cogliere sul fatto, sorprendere, prendere sul fatto

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@misc{catch_out_2026,
  title = {catch out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/catch%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}