Catching
//ˈkæt͡ʃɪŋ// adj, noun, verb, slang
adj, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The action of the verb catch. countable, uncountable
"Though catchings of the breath and occasional syncope appear in the more early stages, yet they only become considerable and dangerous in the later[…]"
- 2 becoming infected wordnet
- 3 (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team wordnet
- 4 the act of detecting something; catching sight of something wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of catch form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Infectious, contagious. informal
"Ah, who is this? You did not hear me, my young friend, did you? Why, you, too, look sad. My melancholy is not catching!"
- 2 Captivating; alluring; catchy.
"Bomb guy looked her up and down, not because he was an attractive man and she was possibly a catching woman."
Adjective
- 1 (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection wordnet
Example
More examples"The traffic accident prevented me from catching the train."
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