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(especially of diseases) tending to spread from one person to another

contagious (disease)

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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)

CATCHING as in Wiktionary
CATCHING as in Wikipedia