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catches red-handed

catches red-handed is the third-person singular simple present indicative of catch red-handed.

Meaning of catch red-handed

Verb

catch red-handed (third-person singular simple present catches red-handed, present participle catching red-handed, simple past and past participle caught red-handed)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crime.

Questions about catches red-handed

What is catches red-handed the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Catches red-handed is the third-person singular simple present indicative of catch red-handed.

Words near catches red-handed in the dictionary

  1. catches on
  2. catches on fire
  3. catches one's breath
  4. catches one's death
  5. catches out
  6. catches red-handed
  7. catches sight of
  8. catches some rays
  9. catches some z's
  10. catches some zs
  11. catches someone at their own game

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