caught

exposed

Out in open

• revealedMade visible or known
• bustedApprehended or broken
• unmaskedHad covering removed

red-handed · detected · uncovered · spotted · noticed · witnessed · observed · seen · surveillance · evidence

apprehend

Seize or understand

• arrestSeize by law
• nabbedSeized or arrested
• seizedTook suddenly, forcefully

detained · custody · handcuffs · fugitive · pursuit · manhunt · escape · dragnet · warrant · bounty

snared

Caught by concealed means

• ensnaredCaught by trickery
• corneredUnable to flee
• stuckUnable to move

penned · surrounded · confined · caged · ambushed · outwitted · outmaneuvered · boxed-in · hemmed-in · pinned

hooked

Deeply dependent or bent

• snaggedCaught or obtained
• tangledTwisted confusedly together
• stuckUnable to move

torn · ripped · fabric · thread · barbed · thorn · branch · splinter · nail · jagged

hooked

Deeply dependent or bent

• nettedCaught or cleared profit
• reeledSwayed unsteadily
• landedCame to rest

angling · bass · trout · salmon · tuna · carp · lure · bait · tackle · fly-fishing

infected

Invaded by pathogens

• contractedReduced in size
• transmittedSent onward
• spreadingExtending over space

virus · illness · flu · cold · fever · outbreak · contagious · exposure · symptoms · quarantine

dismissed

Released from duty

• bowledThrew at pins
• stumpedUnable to solve
• run-outExhaustion of stock

wicket · batsman · innings · fielder · umpire · duck · crease · slip · gully · edge

• past tensewent, was, were, had, got
• past tense verbswent, got, had, did, said
• past participlesbeen, done, gone, seen, taken
• tabloidsNational Enquirer, TMZ, Daily Mail, People, Globe
• cricket dismissalsbowled, run out, stumped, timed out
• cricketbatsman, bowler, wicket, bat, ball