Catching - Definition
catching
adj 1: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
[syn: catching, communicable, contagious,
contractable, transmissible, transmittable]
n 1: (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball
team
2: the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
[syn: detection, catching, espial, spying,
spotting]
3: becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable";
"the contracting of a serious illness can be financially
catastrophic" [syn: catching, contracting]