(of a disease) infectious

chicken pox is catching until scabs form on all the blisters

intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped)

she threw the bottle into the air and caught it again

capture (a person or animal that tries or would try to escape)

we hadn't caught a single rabbit

(of an object) accidentally become entangled or trapped in something

a button caught in her hair

reach in time and board (a train, bus, or aircraft)

they caught the 12.15 from Oxford

engage (a person's interest or imagination)

it was the business scheme that had caught his imagination

strike (someone) on a part of the body

Ben caught him on the chin with an uppercut

contract (an illness) through infection or contagion

he served in Macedonia, where he caught malaria

become ignited and start burning

the rafters have caught