What can you catch, but not throw?

Question: What can you catch, but not throw?

Answer: “A Cold” or “Illness”. You can catch a cold or illness, but you cannot just throw it like any other object.

This is a beautiful riddle which shows humor and the application of common sense. There can be one more answer possible for this riddle: “Your Breathe”. Like catching a cold, you can “catch your breath” after being out of breath, but you cannot “throw” it in a literal sense.

Here are some imaginative answers that slightly fit the riddle:

A break – In the sense of catching a lucky break or opportunity, but you can’t physically throw it.

A glimpse – You might catch a glimpse of something fleeting, but you can’t throw a glimpse.

An idea – Ideas can be caught or come to you suddenly, but they can’t be thrown.

A wave – In the context of catching a wave while surfing, but you can’t throw a wave.

A hint – You might catch a hint or subtle indication from someone, but you can’t throw a hint.

A disease – More broadly speaking, beyond just a cold, you can catch various diseases, but you can’t throw them.

A feeling – Emotions or feelings can be caught, as in catching feelings for someone, but they can’t be thrown.