Meaning & Definition of Catching in English
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Catching
/kæʧɪŋ/
noun
1. (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
synonym:
- catching
2. The act of detecting something
- Catching sight of something
synonym:
- detection,
- catching,
- espial,
- spying,
- spotting
3. Becoming infected
- "Catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"
- "The contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"
synonym:
- catching,
- contracting
adjective
1. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
synonym:
- catching,
- communicable,
- contagious,
- contractable,
- transmissible,
- transmittable
Examples of using
I feel as if I'm catching cold.
Thank you for catching me a butterfly.
I went out with my overcoat on for fear of catching cold.