catch out

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === catch out (third-person singular simple present catches out, present participle catching out, simple past and past participle caught out) (transitive) To discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate. (transitive) To take (someone) by surprise. (transitive, cricket) To put a batsman out by catching the batted ball before it touches the ground. (intransitive, dated, US, 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. ==== Usage notes ==== The object of this verb is usually placed between catch and out. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === outcatch