Associations to the word «Catching»

Wiktionary

CATCHING, verb. Present participle of catch
CATCHING, noun. The action of the verb catch.
CATCHING, adjective. (informal) contagious
CATCHING, adjective. Captivating; alluring
CATCHING BARGAIN, noun. (legal) A bargain made with an heir expectant for the purchase of his expectancy at an inadequate price.
CATCHING FIRE, verb. Present participle of catch fire
CATCHING ONE'S DRIFT, verb. Present participle of catch one's drift
CATCHING SIGHT OF, verb. Present participle of catch sight of
CATCHING SOME ZS, verb. Present participle of catch some zs
CATCHING UP, verb. Present participle of catch up

Dictionary definition

CATCHING, noun. (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team.
CATCHING, noun. The act of detecting something; catching sight of something.
CATCHING, noun. Becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic".
CATCHING, adjective. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin