catching


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Synonyms for catching

infectious

Antonyms

  • incommunicable
  • non-infectious
  • non-contagious
  • non-catching
  • non-transmittable
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Synonyms for catching

capable of transmission by infection

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Synonyms for catching

(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

the act of detecting something

becoming infected

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(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

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Champions Islamabad United also had the highest catching percentage at 90.4% and captain Misbah ul Haq attributed it as one of the factors behind their win.
Richard Chappell and Kevin Probert were catching for the kitchen and took away four fish 7.5lb catches; Terry Sansum's three weighing 6lb were for eating and among those going home with a brace of fish were Ron Gould, Ant and Clinton Prosser, Colin Miles and Paul Jones.
Sonitrol Pacific is proud to design, install, service and monitor security and burglar alarms systems that aid police and deputies in catching bad guys.
Avoid catching the ball directly in front of your face.
Catching is probably the most difficult and important position on the diamond.
They can get more money by catching fewer fish and causing less damage to the habitat.
CATCHING ON The problems with fisheries may run deep, but the remedy is practically jumping into the boat.
What do we gain (or lose) by growing instead of catching our seafood?
There were plenty of little bluegills willing to bite but the group soon tired of catching the little guys.
JUBILEE TROUT LAKES 01388 772611 / DL2 2UH Trout have been chasing fry, and anglers have been catching on Snakes, Bunny Leech, Bloodworm and Blobs.
Tim McHugh and his son Kevin were catching fish to eat and went away with nine rainbows weighing almost 18lb and Mark Hayes was also heading for the kitchen with his five fish 9.5lb bag.
The mistake is more an error of omission than commission -- a failure to understand the priorities involved in the catching of the ball.