English Explanatory Dictionary

caught short

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Needing to use the toilet at a point where no toilet facilities are available.
  2. unprepared or without enough of something when it is needed

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-caught short.wav

Word forms

caught short

Etymology

Compare French prendre de court.

Synonyms

taken short
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