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catch·ing

(kăch′ĭng, kĕch′-)

adj.

1. Infectious.

2. Attractive; catchy.

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catching

(ˈkætʃɪŋ)

adj

1. infectious

2. attractive; captivating

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catch•ing

(ˈkætʃ ɪŋ)

adj.

1. contagious or infectious.

2. attractive; alluring.

[1375–1425]

catch′ing•ly, adv.

catch′ing•ness, n.

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Noun	1.	catching - (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team playing - the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
	2.	catching - the act of detecting something; catching sight of something espial, spotting, detection, spying discovery, find, uncovering - the act of discovering something
	3.	catching - becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic" contracting acquiring, getting - the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"
Adj.	1.	catching - (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection communicable, contractable, transmissible, transmittable, contagious infectious - easily spread; "fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell

catching

adjective infectious, contagious, transferable, communicable, infective, transmittable There are those who think eczema is catching.
incommunicable, non-infectious, non-contagious, non-catching, non-transmittable

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catching

adjective

Capable of transmission by infection:

communicable, contagious, infectious, taking.

Translations

مُعِدٍمُعدِ، مُنْتَقِلٌ بالعَدْوى

nakažlivý

smitsomsmittende

ansteckend

μεταδοτικός

contagioso pegajoso

tarttuva

contagieux accroche attractif

zarazan

ragályos

smitandi

contagioso

伝染性の

전염성의

заразный ловля прилипчивый

chytľavý

smittsam

ที่ติดต่อได้ง่าย

bulaşıcı

truyền nhiễm

传染性的

catching

[ˈkætʃɪŋ] ADJ

1. (Med) → contagioso

2. (fig) [enthusiasm, laughter] → contagioso

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catching

[ˈkætʃɪŋ] adj [disease, condition] → contagieux/euse
It's not catching → Ce n'est pas contagieux.

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catching

adj (Med, fig) → ansteckend

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

catching

[ˈkætʃɪŋ] adj (Med) (fig) → contagioso/a

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catch

(kӕtʃ) – past tense past participle caught (koːt) – verb

1. to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture. He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.

2. to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc). I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.

3. to surprise (someone) in the act of. I caught him stealing (my vegetables).

4. to become infected with (a disease or illness). He caught flu.

5. to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held. The child caught her fingers in the car door.

6. to hit. The punch caught him on the chin.

7. to manage to hear. Did you catch what she said?

8. to start burning. I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.

noun

1. an act of catching. He took a fine catch behind the wicket.

2. a small device for holding (a door etc) in place. The catch on my suitcase is broken.

3. the total amount (of eg fish) caught. the largest catch of mackerel this year.

4. a trick or problem. There's a catch in this question.

ˈcatching adjective

infectious. Is chicken-pox catching?

ˈcatchy adjective

(of a tune) attractive and easily remembered.

ˈcatch-phrase, ˈcatch-word nouns

a phrase or word in popular use for a time.

catch someone's eye

to attract someone's attention. The advertisement caught my eye; I couldn't catch the waiter's eye and so we were last to be served.

catch on

1. to become popular. The fashion caught on.

2. to understand. He's a bit slow to catch on.

catch out

1. to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.

2. to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc. The last question in the exam caught them all out.

catch up

to come level (with). We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness.

catching

→ مُعِدٍ nakažlivý smittende ansteckend μεταδοτικός contagioso, pegajoso tarttuva contagieux zarazan contagioso 伝染性の 전염성의 besmettelijk smittende zaraźliwy contagioso заразный smittsam ที่ติดต่อได้ง่าย bulaşıcı truyền nhiễm 传染性的

catching

(fam) adj infeccioso, contagioso (fam)

References in classic literature ?

The local fisherman's guide doesn't say a word about catching anything.

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Instead, he had gone into the business of catching them.

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We prevented them from catching fish at many times and seasons, which was equivalent to preventing them from making as good a living as they might have made had we not been in existence.

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"Maybe it was like the man who was arrested for catching trout out of season.

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But he, poor man, disturbed only a couple of fins while I was catching a fair string, and he said it was his luck; but when we changed seats in the boat luck changed seats too.

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The catch conversion percentage is calculated on the basis of the number of real catching opportunities and how many of them are held or dropped.

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Ian Grand had a good day, catching eight rainbows on ledgered green powerbait and maggot.

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At the early of 1990s, after the crab pot was used in the crab fisheries, it was rapidly popularized, and became one of the main fishing gears catching P.

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THERE has been a good week's fishing at Lockwood, with 119 anglers catching 330 rainbows - 105 kept - for a rod average of 2.8.

Angling

The bait lake is also fishing well with most fishermen catching full bags, including good numbers of trout in the 3lb to 4lb range.