Usually means: Lacking something needed unexpectedly.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word be caught short:

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  1. be caught short: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. be caught short: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. be caught short: Legal dictionary
  2. be caught short: Financial dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. be caught short: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. be caught short: Idioms



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