catching (n.)

  1. (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

  2. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

    [ Syn: detection , espial , spying , spotting ]

  3. becoming infected; catching cold is sometimes unavoidable; the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic

    [ Syn: contracting ]

    catching (adj.)

  1. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

    [ Syn: communicable , contagious , contractable , transmissible , transmittable ]

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