Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Infectious.
- adjective Attractive; catchy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Communicating, or liable to be communicated, by contagion; infectious.
- Captivating; charming; attracting: as, a catching melody; a catching manner.
- Acquisitive; greedy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of seizing or taking hold of.
- noun (Law) a bargain made with an heir expectant for the purchase of his expectancy at an inadequate price.
- adjective Infectious; contagious.
- adjective Captivating; alluring.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
catch . - noun The action of the verb
catch . - adjective informal
contagious
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun becoming infected
- adjective (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
- noun the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
- noun (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
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Examples
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Marisela stepped back, the use of her name catching her off guard.
Dirty Little Lies Julie Leto 2006
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Marisela stepped back, the use of her name catching her off guard.
Dirty Little Lies Julie Leto 2006
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“Kivar,” Simon said raggedly, the word catching in his throat.
My Demon's Kiss Lucy Blue 2005
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“Kivar,” Simon said raggedly, the word catching in his throat.
My Demon's Kiss Lucy Blue 2005
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“Kivar,” Simon said raggedly, the word catching in his throat.
My Demon's Kiss Lucy Blue 2005
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Such is the life of a columnist with a value-investing bias; you always have the phrase "catching a falling knife" at the ready when writing.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed DAVID MILSTEAD 2011
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"It doesn't sound so overwhelming or scary," said Christian Sinclair, associate medical director at Kansas City Hospice and editor of the Pallimed blog, who sees the term catching on.
NYT > Home Page By PAULA SPAN 2010
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"That's what we call catching a crab in our country," said the woman.
Frank Mildmay The Naval Officer Frederick Marryat 1820
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"That's what we calls catching a crab in our country," said the woman.
Frank Mildmay Or, The Naval Officer Frederick Marryat 1820
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Judging by his record in "catching" Gary Ridgeway, it'll take him another two decades to discover the culprit of globabl warming.
Sound Politics: Game Time in the Reichert v. Burner Race 2006
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