catch out

verb

caught out; catching out; catches out

transitive verb

1

: to detect in error or wrongdoing

caught him out committing perjury

2

: to take unawares or by surprise

Examples of catch out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So after Ware was schooled, all too often caught out of position against the outside-inside game that resulted in a toxic case of pick your poison for the affable big man, the next chore is going back to school. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2025

Granted, this mindset can reassure leaders that they won’t be caught out at some point if the need to access a certain dataset emerges out of left field. —Carl D'halluin, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025

Antonee Robinson is free further up the left wing to receive from Bassey… … because Jones is being pinned by Alex Iwobi, while striker Rodrigo Muniz’s positioning means Liverpool’s right side can be caught out while shifting their markers. —Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025

Brighton, too, were caught out by Saka playing inside and then continuing his run. —Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for catch out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout