catch·ing /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
1. (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
synset: catching
2. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
synset: detection, catching, espial, spying, spotting
3. becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"
synset: catching, contracting
1. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
synset: catching, communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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