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CATCH OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
Example:
She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks
Synonyms:
catch out; find out
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
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