catching

adjective

  1. 1

    (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

noun

  1. 1

    becoming infected

    catching cold is sometimes unavoidable

    the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic

  2. 2

    (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

  3. 3

    the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

Synonyms

Also useful for “catching”:Unscrambler