catching English

Meaning catching meaning

What does catching mean?

catching

— noun (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

— noun (= contracting) becoming infected catching cold is sometimes unavoidable the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic

— adjective (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

— noun the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

Synonyms catching synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as catching?

catching English » English

contagious

infectious

communicable

capture

transmissible

seizure

contractable

catchy

attractive

transmittable

spying

holding

contracting

winning

tempting

taking

spotting

seizing

piquant

interesting

hunting

espial

enticing

endearing

detection

conspicuous

attracting

appealing

alluring

winsome

wearing

viscous

viscid

trap

tacky

sticky

secure

pull-in acquisition

prepossessing

pasty

mucilaginous

kindled

inviting

interception

intercept

ignited

hold-up

gummy

grasping

grabbling

Topics catching topics

What do people use catching to talk about?

Person Healthy

Disease

• What words describe a disease that people can get easily?
  infectious contagious catching