CATCH OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does catch out mean? 

• CATCH OUT (verb)
  The verb CATCH OUT has 1 sense:

1. trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act

  Familiarity information: CATCH OUT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CATCH OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

catch out; find out

Context example:

She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks

Hypernyms (to "catch out" is one way to...):

detect; discover; find; notice; observe (discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody