#1 catching n. (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team. wn
#2 catching s. [communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable] (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection. wn
#3 catching n. [detection, espial, spying, spotting] the act of detecting something; catching sight of something. wn
#4 catching n. [contracting] becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic". wn
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