catching

English Thesaurus

1. becoming infected (noun.act)

hypernym	:	acquiring, getting,
definition	:	the act of acquiring something (noun.act)

2. (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team (noun.act)

hypernym	:	playing,
definition	:	the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation (noun.act)

domain category	:	baseball, baseball game,
definition	:	a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act)

3. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something (noun.act)

hypernym	:	discovery, find, uncovering,
definition	:	the act of discovering something (noun.act)

4. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection (adj.all)

similar	:	infectious,
definition	:	easily spread (adj.all)

5. becoming infected (noun.act)

derivation	:	contract, get, take,
definition	:	be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness (verb.body)

derivation	:	catching, communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable,
definition	:	(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection (adj.all)

6. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	descry, espy, spot, spy,
definition	:	catch sight of (verb.perception)

derivation	:	detect, discover, find, notice, observe,
definition	:	discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (verb.perception)

7. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection (adj.all)

derivation	:	catching, contracting,
definition	:	becoming infected (noun.act)

derivation	:	contagion, infection, transmission,
definition	:	an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted (noun.event)

derivation	:	contagion, contagious disease,
definition	:	any disease easily transmitted by contact (noun.state)

derivation	:	communicate, convey, transmit,
definition	:	transfer to another (verb.possession)

8. becoming infected (noun.act)

derivation	:	contract, get, take,
definition	:	be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness (verb.body)

derivation	:	catching, communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable,
definition	:	(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection (adj.all)

9. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	descry, espy, spot, spy,
definition	:	catch sight of (verb.perception)

derivation	:	detect, discover, find, notice, observe,
definition	:	discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (verb.perception)

10. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection (adj.all)

derivation	:	catching, contracting,
definition	:	becoming infected (noun.act)

derivation	:	contagion, infection, transmission,
definition	:	an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted (noun.event)

derivation	:	contagion, contagious disease,
definition	:	any disease easily transmitted by contact (noun.state)

derivation	:	communicate, convey, transmit,
definition	:	transfer to another (verb.possession)