Meaning of CATCHING
| Pronunciation: | | 'kaching
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- [n] becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"
- [n] playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
- [n] the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
- [adj] (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
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CATCHING is a 8 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | communicable, contagious, contractable, contracting, detection, espial, infectious, spotting, spying, transmissible, transmittable |
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| | See Also: | | acquiring, ball, baseball, baseball game, discovery, find, getting, playing, uncovering | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Catch"ing\ a.
1. Infectious; contagious.
2. Captivating; alluring.
\Catch"ing\, n.
The act of seizing or taking hold of.
{Catching bargain} (Law), a bargain made with an heir
expectant for the purchase of his expectancy at an
inadequate price. --Bouvier.
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