Definition of 'caught short'

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caught short in British

or taken short

having a sudden need to urinate or defecate

Example sentences containing 'caught short'

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You can't afford to be caught short when you're thousands of miles away. Pacter, Trudi YELLOW BIRD (2003)And then if you get caught short along the way---- ' Coleridge frowned. Daisy Waugh TEN STEPS TO HAPPINESS (2003)Amy came behind them, caught short in miserable confusion. Thomas, Rosie THE WHITE DOVE (2003)

Trends of 'caught short'

Used Rarely. caught short is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'caught short'

Related Terms of 'caught short'

to be caught short

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Definition of caught short from the Collins English Dictionary

The imperative

Commands and orders The imperative is used to give commands and orders. The form of the verb used for the imperative is the base form of the main verb, which is used without a subject. Walk to th...