(especially of diseases) tending to spread from one person to another
contagious (disease)
Cases of word usage
1) an act of catching (especially a ball) (catch)
2) a kind of small animal used for catching rabbits and rats (ferret)
3) (to use) a spear on a rope, thrown by hand or fired from a gun, for catching (large sea-animals) (harpoon)
4) a curved piece of metal or other material, used for catching hold or for hanging something on (hook)
5) a looped rope with a knot, used for catching horses and cattle (lasso)
6) (in western US) a contest of skill in catching cattle with a rope, riding wild horses etc (rodeo)
7) an apparatus used for catching animals etc; a plan for deceiving a person or making a person say or do something; a light, two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse or pony (trap)
8) a journey for pleasure; an act of falling while catching one's foot etc in an obstacle; an excited mental experience as a result of taking certain drugs (trip)