catching


Meanings

  • (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
  • the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
  • becoming infected;
    • "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"
  • discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state;
  • perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily;
  • reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot;
  • take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of;
  • succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase;
  • to hook or entangle;
  • attract and fix;
  • capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping;
  • reach in time;
  • get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly;
  • catch up with and possibly overtake;
  • be struck or affected by;
  • check oneself during an action;
  • hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers;
  • see or watch;
  • cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled;
  • detect a blunder or misstep;
  • grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of;
  • contract;
  • start burning;
  • perceive by hearing;
  • suffer from the receipt of;
  • attract; cause to be enamored;
  • apprehend and reproduce accurately;
  • take in and retain;
  • spread or be communicated;
  • be the catcher;
    • "Who is catching?"
  • become aware of;
  • delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned;
  • (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection


Scrabble Score: 16

catching is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

catching is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

catching is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 19

catching is a valid Words With Friends word