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catching - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | catching |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | contagious (disease) |
| Synonyms: | communicable, dangerous, endemic, epidemic, infectious, pestiferous, transferable, epizootic, infective, miasmatic, pandemic, pestilential, taking, transmittable |
| Antonyms: | uncontagious |
| Main Entry: | catch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ensnare, apprehend |
| Synonyms: | arrest, bag, bust*, capture, clasp, claw, clench, clutch, collar, cop, corral, entangle, entrap, get one's fingers on, glom, glove, grab, grasp, grip, hook, lasso, lay hold of, nab, nail, net, pick, pluck, pounce on, prehend, secure, seize, snag, snare, snatch, take, take hold of, trap |
| Antonyms: | free, let go, let off, lose, misplace, miss, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | catch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | find out, discover |
| Synonyms: | descry, detect, encounter, expose, spot, surprise, turn up, unmask, hit upon, meet with, take unawares |
| Antonyms: | miss, misunderstand |
| Main Entry: | catch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contract an illness |
| Synonyms: | come down with, develop, get, incur, receive, sicken, take, become infected with, break out with, fall ill with, fall victim to, succumb to, suffer from |
| Antonyms: | be immune |
| Main Entry: | catch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come from behind and grab |
| Synonyms: | board, come upon, get, grab, jump, make, overhaul, overtake, pass, ram, reach, run down, take, climb on, cotch, go after, hop on |
| Antonyms: | push, let go |
| Main Entry: | catch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hear and understand |
| Synonyms: | accept, apprehend, comprehend, discern, feel, follow, get, grasp, perceive, recognize, see, sense, take in, understand |
| Main Entry: | communicable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to be contracted |
| Synonyms: | catching, communicative, contagious, expansive, infectious, transferable, pandemic, taking, transmittable |
| Antonyms: | incontractable, noncommunicable, noncontagious |
| Main Entry: | contagious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | communicable |
| Synonyms: | catching, deadly, endemic, epidemic, infectious, pestiferous, poisonous, spreading, epizootic, impartible, inoculable, pestilential, taking, transmissible, transmittable |
| Notes: | diseases spread by contact are contagious and those spread by air or water are infectious |
| Antonyms: | noncommunicable |
| Main Entry: | epidemic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | widespread |
| Synonyms: | catching, communicable, contagious, endemic, general, infectious, prevailing, prevalent, rampant, rife, sweeping, pandemic, wide-ranging |
| Antonyms: | limited |
| Main Entry: | take |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | profit |
| Synonyms: | booty*, catch, catching, cut, gate, haul*, part, proceeds, receipts, return, revenue, share, yield, holding, returns, takings |
| Antonyms: | debt, loss |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | getting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the act of procuring |
| Synonyms: | catching, grasping, pursuing, securing, winning, appropriating, assimilating, capturing, clutching, confiscating, earning, gaining, mastering, obtaining, seizing, snatching, taking |
| Antonyms: | giving up, losing, abandoning |
| Main Entry: | acquire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obtain or receive |
| Synonyms: | access, achieve, amass, annex, attain, bring in, buy, catch, collect, cop*, corral*, earn, gain, gather, get, grab, have, hustle, land, pick up, procure, promote, rack up*, secure, snag*, take, wangle*, win, get hands on, get hold of, latch onto, lock up, scare up, take possession of |
| Antonyms: | fail, forfeit, forgo, lose, relinquish, surrender, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | anchor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold, be held securely |
| Synonyms: | attach, berth, catch, dock, drop, fasten, fix, moor, plant, secure, stay, tie, tie up, imbed, make port |
| Antonyms: | detach, loosen, unfasten, let go |
| Main Entry: | apprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | absorb, accept, appreciate, believe, catch, comprehend, conceive, digest, fathom, get, grasp, have, imagine, know, perceive, read, realize, recognize, sense, think, get the picture |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand |
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take into authorized custody |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, bag*, book, brace*, bust, capture, catch, collar, detain, drop*, get*, grab*, hook*, imprison, incarcerate, jail, kick*, nab*, nail*, net*, nick*, pick up*, pinch*, pull*, pull in*, round up*, roust*, run in*, secure*, seize*, sidetrack*, snag*, tab*, tag*, take in, gaff, glom, put the arm on, put the cuffs on, take prisoner, toss in jail |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get someone's attention |
| Synonyms: | absorb, catch, engage, engross, fascinate, grip |
| Main Entry: | attend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be present at |
| Synonyms: | appear, catch, check in, drop in, frequent, haunt, show, show up, turn up, visit, be a guest, be at, be present, be there, bob up, clock in, come to light, go to, make an appearance, make it, make the scene, pop up, punch in, punch the clock, ring in, sit in on, time in |
| Antonyms: | be absent |
| Main Entry: | attend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay attention; apply oneself |
| Synonyms: | catch, concentrate on, devote oneself, follow, get a load of, hear, hearken, heed, keep one's eye on, lend an ear, listen, listen up, look after, look on, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, occupy oneself with, pay heed, pick up, regard, see to, watch |
| Antonyms: | be lazy, disregard, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | attend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accompany |
| Synonyms: | bear, catch, follow, be associated with, be connected with, issue from, make the scene, occur with, result from |
| Main Entry: | baste |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sew temporarily |
| Synonyms: | catch, fasten, stitch, tack |
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