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caught lacking

caught lacking is the present participle and gerund past participle of catch lacking.

Meaning of catch lacking

Verb

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

  1. (slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To catch off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation.

Questions about caught lacking

What is caught lacking the present participle and gerund past participle of?
Caught lacking is the present participle and gerund past participle of catch lacking.

Words near caught lacking in the dictionary

  1. caught in 4k
  2. caught in possession
  3. caught in the cookie jar
  4. caught it
  5. caught it in the neck
  6. caught lacking
  7. caught looking
  8. caught napping
  9. caught on
  10. caught on fire
  11. caught on the hop

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