Definition of catching

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Catching (a.) Infectious; contagious.

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Fishery :: Fishery (n.) The business or practice of catching fish; fishing.
Redstart :: Redstart (n.) An American fly-catching warbler (Setophaga ruticilla). The male is black, with large patches of orange-red on the sides, wings, and tail. The female is olive, with yellow patches..
Nippers :: Nippers (n. pl.) A device with fingers or jaws for seizing an object and holding or conveying it; as, in a printing press, a clasp for catching a sheet and conveying it to the form..
Solitaire :: Solitaire (n.) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A West Indian species (Myadestes sibilans) is called the invisible bird.
Respiration :: Respiration (n.) The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath..
Cowcatxjer :: Cowcatxjer (n.) A strong inclined frame, usually of wrought-iron bars, in front of a locomotive engine, for catching or throwing off obstructions on a railway, as cattle; the pilot..
Noncontagious :: Noncontagious (a.) Not contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact.
Muff :: Muff (v. t.) To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it..
Hatch :: Hatch (n.) A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish..
Kiddle :: Kiddle (n.) A kind of basketwork wear in a river, for catching fish..
Lariat :: Lariat (n.) A long, slender rope made of hemp or strips of hide, esp. one with a noose; -- used as a lasso for catching cattle, horses, etc., and for picketing a horse so that he can graze without wandering..
Heck :: Heck (n.) A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
Bag Net :: Bag net () A bag-shaped net for catching fish.
Riffle :: Riffle (n.) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called ripple..
Batfowling :: Batfowling (n.) A mode of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost. The birds, flying to the light, are caught with nets or otherwise..
Pot :: Pot (n.) A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc..
Fishery :: Fishery (n.) A place for catching fish.
Fly-catching :: Fly-catching (a.) Having the habit of catching insects on the wing.
Frith :: Frith (n.) A kind of weir for catching fish.
Pant :: Pant (n.) A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
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