Catching vs Espial - What's the Difference?

Catching

Espial

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
  • the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
Definition as Adjective
  • (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
Definition as Adjective

Examples

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

Parts of Speech

Adjective, Noun
Noun