"catch out" meaning in English

See catch out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: en-au-catch out.ogg Forms: catches out [present, singular, third-person], catching out [participle, present], caught out [participle, past], caught out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|catch<,,caught> out}} catch out (third-person singular simple present catches out, present participle catching out, simple past and past participle caught out)
  1. (transitive) To discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate. Tags: transitive Translations (to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate): piéger (French), pillar (Galician), cachar (Galician), cazar (Galician), sorprender (Galician), pescar (Galician), rajtakap (Hungarian), cogliere sul fatto (Italian), sorprendere (Italian), prendere sul fatto (Italian), przyłapać (alt: kogoś, na czymś [złym] / jak robił coś [złego]) [perfective] (Polish), komma på (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-catch_out-en-verb--L~IAYrM Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 8 15 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 31 8 23 37 Disambiguation of 'to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate': 94 1 2 3
  2. (transitive) To take (someone) by surprise. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-catch_out-en-verb-QwWGSn3i
  3. (transitive, cricket) To put a batsman out by catching the batted ball before it touches the ground. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-catch_out-en-verb-5Pk3yF37 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 8 15 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 31 8 23 37 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (intransitive, dated, US, slang) To leave an area by jumping on a train; to ride the rails away. Tags: US, dated, intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-catch_out-en-verb-A2Nk4Nee Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 3 20 51 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 20 7 20 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 8 15 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 5 21 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 4 16 59 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 11 20 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 29 9 18 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 31 8 23 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 31 8 16 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 12 20 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 9 18 46

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1939 October 23, “Religion: Discordant Concordat”, in Time:",
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        "(transitive) To discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate."
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        "(transitive) To take (someone) by surprise."
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        "To leave an area by jumping on a train; to ride the rails away."
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        "(intransitive, dated, US, slang) To leave an area by jumping on a train; to ride the rails away."
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      "sense": "to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate",
      "word": "piéger"
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      "sense": "to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate",
      "word": "pillar"
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      "sense": "to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate",
      "word": "cachar"
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate",
      "word": "cazar"
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate",
      "word": "sorprender"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate",
      "word": "pescar"
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