catching vs contracting
contracting vs catchingcatching and contracting both are nouns.
catching is an adjective but contracting is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| catching | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| contracting | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
catching and contracting
are synonyms defined as:
- catching and contracting: becoming infected
| catching (noun) | contracting (noun) |
|---|---|
| (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team | becoming infected |
| the act of detecting something; catching sight of something | |
| becoming infected |
| catching (adjective) | contracting (adjective) |
|---|---|
| (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection |
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