Catching

a.	1.	Infectious; contagious.
	2.	Captivating; alluring.
n.	1.	The act of seizing or taking hold of. Catching bargain (Law) a bargain made with an heir expectant for the purchase of his expectancy at an inadequate price. - Bouvier.

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

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