catching meaning and definition

CATCHING noun

Definition of catching (noun)

1. (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
2. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
   • synonyms: detection, espial, spotting, spying
3. becoming infected
   • "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"
   • synonyms: contracting

CATCHING adjective

Definition of catching (adjective)

1. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
   • synonyms: communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable