catch out

/kɛtʃ aʊt/
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Other forms: caught out; catches out; catching out; catched out

Definitions of catch out
  1. verb
    trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
    “He was caught out”
    synonyms: find out
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    type of:
    detect, discover, find, notice, observe
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
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