catching

Plural: catchings

Noun

• (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"
• The action of the verb catch.

Verb

• 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
• present participle and gerund of catch

Adjective Satellite

• (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

Adj

• Infectious, contagious.
• Captivating; alluring; catchy.

Synonyms

arrest, becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, catch up with, charm, communicable, contagious, contractable, contracting, detection, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, espial, fascinate, get, grab, hitch, overhear, overtake, pick up, see, spotting, spying, take hold of, take in, trance, transmissible, transmittable, trip up, view, watch, taking

Antonyms

unhitch

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