Synonyms: catching, contracting
Definition: becoming infected
Usage: catching cold is sometimes unavoidable; the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic
Similar words: getting, acquiring
Definition: the act of acquiring something
Usage: I envied his talent for acquiring; he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving
Synonyms: catching
Definition: (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
Similar words: playing
Definition: the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
Synonyms: detection, espial, spotting, spying, catching
Definition: the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
Similar words: discovery, find, uncovering
Definition: the act of discovering something
Synonyms: transmissible, transmittable, catching, communicable, contagious, contractable
Definition: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
Similar words: infectious
Definition: easily spread
Usage: fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders- Bertrand Russell