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catching red-handed

catching red-handed is the present participle and gerund 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 catching red-handed

What is catching red-handed the present participle and gerund of?
Catching red-handed is the present participle and gerund of catch red-handed.

Words near catching red-handed in the dictionary

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

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