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English adjective: catching

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


Synonymscommunicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable


Similarinfectious


Antonymsnoninfectious


English noun: catching

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


Broader (hypernym)playing


Domain categorybaseball, baseball game

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


Synonymsdetection, espial, spotting, spying


Broader (hypernym)discovery, find, uncovering

3. catching (act) becoming infected


SamplesCatching cold is sometimes unavoidable.
The contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic.


Synonymscontracting


Broader (hypernym)acquiring, getting









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