Catching vs Catching - What's the Difference?

Catching

Catching

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
  • becoming infected
  • the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
Definition as Noun
  • (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
  • becoming infected
  • the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
Definition as Adjective
  • (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
Definition as Adjective
  • (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

Examples

  • "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"
  • "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"

Parts of Speech

Adjective, Noun
Adjective, Noun