Definition of catching

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Catching (a.) Infectious; contagious.

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Respiration :: Respiration (n.) The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath..
Hitch :: Hitch (n.) The act of catching, as on a hook, etc..
Ney :: Ney (n.) Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.
Angle :: Angle (n.) A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod..
Web :: Web (n.) The texture of very fine thread spun by a spider for catching insects at its prey; a cobweb.
Birding :: Birding (n.) Birdcatching or fowling.
Pant :: Pant (n.) A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
Snatch :: Snatch (n.) A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly..
Bird-eyed :: Bird-eyed (a.) Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.
Contagious :: Contagious (a.) Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease..
Hook :: Hook (n.) A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc..
Fishery :: Fishery (n.) A place for catching fish.
Day-net :: Day-net (n.) A net for catching small birds.
Lasso :: Lasso (n.) A rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc..
Trawl :: Trawl (n.) A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter..
Fly-catching :: Fly-catching (a.) Having the habit of catching insects on the wing.
Drawnet :: Drawnet (n.) A net for catching the larger sorts of birds; also, a dragnet..
Bait :: Bait (v. i.) Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net..
Muff :: Muff (v. t.) To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it..
Grasping :: Grasping (a.) Seizing; embracing; catching.
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