catching

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catching

A child is catching a red ball in the park.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Infectious, contagious: Describes a disease that can be transmitted from one person or organism to another.
    • Attractive, captivating: Describes something that is appealing and quickly gains attention or popularity.

  2. Noun:

    • The act of becoming infected: The process of contracting a disease or illness.
    • The act of detecting or sighting: The action of discovering, noticing, or seeing something.
    • (In baseball): The action or position of playing as the catcher.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • Chickenpox is a highly catching disease, especially among children.
    • The new song has a very catching melody that everyone remembers.

  • Noun:

    • The catching of the flu ruined our vacation plans.
    • The early catching of the error prevented a major problem.
    • His catching for the team is excellent; he rarely misses a pitch.
Advanced Usage
  • "Catching on" (as a concept): Becoming popular or understood.
    • The new trend is catching on quickly with teenagers.
  • Used in medical/epidemiological contexts: Often describes the transmissibility of pathogens.
    • The virus is more catching in crowded environments.
Variants and Related Words
  • Catch (verb): To capture, to contract (a disease), to understand.
    • I hope I don't catch your cold.
  • Catcher (noun): The baseball player who catches pitches.
    • The catcher signaled for a fastball.
  • Catchy (adjective): Easily remembered (like a tune).
    • The advertisement had a catchy slogan.
Synonyms
  • Adjective (for disease): Communicable, transmissible, infectious.
  • Adjective (for appeal): Engaging, captivating, fetching.
  • Noun (for act of capturing): Detection, apprehension, sighting.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Catch up: To reach someone who is ahead; to learn the latest news.
    • I need to catch up on my reading.
  • Catch out: To detect someone in an error or wrongdoing.
    • The teacher caught him out cheating on the test.
Related Idioms
  • Catch someone's eye: To attract someone's attention.
    • The bright red dress caught everyone's eye.
  • Catch-22: A no-win situation or a paradoxical rule.
    • Needing experience to get a job but needing a job to get experience is a real Catch-22.
catching

A child is catching a red ball in the park.

Adjective
  1. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
Noun
  1. becoming infected
    • catching cold is sometimes unavoidable
    • the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic
  2. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
  3. (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

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