Definition of catching

"catching" in the noun sense

1. catching

baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

2. detection, catching, espial, spying, spotting

the act of detecting something catching sight of something

3. catching, contracting

becoming infected

"catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"

"the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"

"catching" in the verb sense

1. catch

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

"She caught her son eating candy"

"She was caught shoplifting"

2. catch, pick up

perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily

"I caught the aroma of coffee"

"He caught the allusion in her glance"

"ears open to catch every sound"

"The dog picked up the scent"

"Catch a glimpse"

3. get, catch

reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

"the rock caught her in the back of the head"

"The blow got him in the back"

"The punch caught him in the stomach"

4. catch, grab, take hold of

take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

"Catch the ball!"

"Grab the elevator door!"

5. get, catch, capture

succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

"We finally got the suspect"

"Did you catch the thief?"

6. hitch, catch

to hook or entangle

"One foot caught in the stirrup"

7. catch, arrest, get

attract and fix

"His look caught her"

"She caught his eye"

"Catch the attention of the waiter"

8. capture, catch

capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

"I caught a rabbit in the trap today"

9. catch

reach in time

"I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock"

10. catch

get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly

"Catch some sleep"

"catch one's breath"

11. overtake, catch, catch up with

catch up with and possibly overtake

"The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"

12. catch

be struck or affected by

"catch fire"

"catch the mood"

13. catch

check oneself during an action

"She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind"

14. catch, take in, overhear

hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

"We overheard the conversation at the next table"

15. watch, view, see, catch, take in

see or watch

"view a show on television"

"This program will be seen all over the world"

"view an exhibition"

"Catch a show on Broadway"

"see a movie"

16. catch

cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled

"I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles"

17. trip up, catch

detect a blunder or misstep

"The reporter tripped up the senator"

18. catch, get

grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

"did you catch that allusion?"

"We caught something of his theory in the lecture"

"don't catch your meaning"

"did you get it?"

"She didn't get the joke"

"I just don't get him"

19. catch

contract

"did you catch a cold?"

20. catch

start burning

"The fire caught"

21. catch, get

perceive by hearing

"I didn't catch your name"

"She didn't get his name when they met the first time"

22. catch, get

suffer from the receipt of

"She will catch hell for this behavior!"

23. capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant

attract cause to be enamored

"She captured all the men's hearts"

24. catch, get

apprehend and reproduce accurately

"She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"

"She got the mood just right in her photographs"

25. catch

take in and retain

"We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater"

26. catch

spread or be communicated

"The fashion did not catch"

27. catch

be the catcher

"Who is catching?"

28. catch

become aware of

"he caught her staring out the window"

29. catch

delay or hold up prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned

"I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting"

"catching" in the adjective sense

1. catching, communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable

of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

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Quotations for catching

Scorning is catching. [ Proverb ]

Do nothing hastily but catching of fleas. [ Proverb ]

To go a coney catching with a dead ferret. [ Proverb ]

Hurry is only admissible in catching flies. [ Haliburton ]

The end of fishing is not angling but catching. [ Proverb ]

There are follies as catching as contagious disorders. [ La Rochefoucauld ]

I had no thought of catching you, when I fished for another. [ Proverb ]

Happiness is a bird that we pursue our life long, without catching it.

Generosity is catching: and if so many escape it, it is somewhat for the same reason that countrymen escape the smallpox - because they meet with no one to give it to them. [ Lord Greville ]

We really cannot see what equanimity there is in jerking a lacerated carp out of the water by the jaws, merely because it has not the power of making a noise; for we presume that the most philosophic of anglers would hardly delight in catching shrieking fish. [ Leigh Hunt ]

One great reason why men practice generosity so little in the world is their finding so little there. Generosity is catching; and if so many men escape it, it is in a great degree from the same reason the countrymen escape the smallpox, - because they meet no one to give it to them. [ Greville ]

catching in Scrabble®

The word catching is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters catching:

CATCHING
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

caching

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word catching

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In catching

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catching in Words With Friends™

The word catching is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters catching:

CATCHING
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

caching

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word catching

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In catching

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Words within the letters of catching

2 letter words in catching (10 words)

3 letter words in catching (16 words)

6 letter words in catching (3 words)

7 letter words in catching (1 word)

8 letter words in catching (1 word)

catching + 1 blank (1 word)

catching + 2 blanks (3 words)

Words containing the sequence catching

Words that start with catching (2 words)

Words with catching in them (1 word)

Words that end with catching (5 words)

Word Growth involving catching

Shorter words in catching

at cat catch

hi chi chin

in chin

Longer words containing catching

birdcatching

catchings

eyecatching

flycatching

recatching