catch out

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English - English
To put a batsman out by catching the batted ball before it touches the ground
To discover or expose as fake or insincere
{f} trap a person in error, catch a person in wrongdoing
To catch someone out means to cause them to make a mistake that reveals that they are lying about something, do not know something, or cannot do something. Detectives followed him for months hoping to catch him out in some deception The government has been caught out by the speed of events
trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"
catch out

    Turkish pronunciation

    käç aut

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkaʧ ˈout/ /ˈkæʧ ˈaʊt/

    Etymology

    [ 'kach, 'kech ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English cacchen, from Old North French cachier to hunt, from Vulgar Latin captiare, alteration of Latin captare to chase, frequentative of capere to take; more at HEAVE.
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