| captive | | |
| n. (person) | 1. captive, prisoner | a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war. |
| ~ unfortunate, unfortunate person | a person who suffers misfortune. |
| ~ convict, con, yard bird, yardbird, inmate | a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison. |
| ~ detainee, political detainee | some held in custody. |
| ~ hostage, surety | a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms. |
| ~ internee | a person who is interned.; "the internees were enemy aliens and suspected terrorists" |
| ~ political prisoner | someone who is imprisoned because of their political views. |
| ~ pow, prisoner of war | a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war. |
| n. (person) | 2. captive | an animal that is confined. |
| ~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, fauna | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement. |
| n. (person) | 3. captive | a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion. |
| ~ emotional person | a person subject to strong states of emotion. |
| adj. | 4. captive, confined, imprisoned, jailed | being in captivity. |
| ~ unfree | hampered and not free; not able to act at will. |
| adj. | 5. absorbed, captive, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped | giving or marked by complete attention to.; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" |
| ~ attentive | (often followed by `to') giving care or attention.; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor" |
| apprehend | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy | get the meaning of something.; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" |
| ~ understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of.; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" |
| ~ figure | understand.; "He didn't figure her" |
| ~ catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, twig, latch on, tumble | understand, usually after some initial difficulty.; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" |
| ~ intuit | know or grasp by intuition or feeling. |
| ~ digest | arrange and integrate in the mind.; "I cannot digest all this information" |
| v. (contact) | 2. apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up | take into custody.; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" |
| ~ clutch, prehend, seize | take hold of; grab.; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" |
| v. (emotion) | 3. apprehend, quail at | anticipate with dread or anxiety. |
| ~ dread, fear | be afraid or scared of; be frightened of.; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" |
| ~ look for, look to, anticipate | be excited or anxious about. |
| capture | | |
| n. (act) | 1. capture, gaining control, seizure | the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property. |
| ~ acquiring, getting | the act of acquiring something.; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving" |
| ~ usurpation | wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority).; "a succession of generals who ruled by usurpation" |
| ~ arrest, taking into custody, apprehension, pinch, collar, catch | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal).; "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
| ~ conquering, conquest, subjection, subjugation | the act of conquering. |
| ~ enslavement | the act of making slaves of your captives. |
| n. (process) | 2. capture | a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field. |
| ~ natural action, natural process, action, activity | a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).; "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" |
| n. (process) | 3. capture | any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle. |
| ~ natural action, natural process, action, activity | a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).; "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" |
| n. (act) | 4. capture, seizure | the act of taking of a person by force. |
| ~ felony | a serious crime (such as murder or arson). |
| ~ abduction | the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife. |
| ~ kidnapping, snatch | (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment. |
| n. (act) | 5. capture | the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board. |
| ~ chess move | the act of moving a chess piece. |
| ~ en passant | (chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed. |
| ~ exchange | (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value.; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens" |
| ~ exchange | (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop.; "black lost the exchange" |
| v. (creation) | 6. capture | succeed in representing or expressing something intangible.; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea" |
| ~ interpret, represent | create an image or likeness of.; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" |
| ~ recapture | take up anew.; "The author recaptures an old idea here" |
| v. (emotion) | 7. becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance | attract; cause to be enamored.; "She captured all the men's hearts" |
| ~ hold | hold the attention of.; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound" |
| ~ attract, appeal | be attractive to.; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" |
| ~ work | gratify and charm, usually in order to influence.; "the political candidate worked the crowds" |
| v. (contact) | 8. capture, catch, get | succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase.; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" |
| ~ clutch, prehend, seize | take hold of; grab.; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" |
| ~ retake, recapture | capture again.; "recapture the escaped prisoner" |
| ~ lasso, rope | catch with a lasso.; "rope cows" |
| v. (possession) | 9. capture | bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit.; "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"; "The star captured a comet" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (possession) | 10. appropriate, capture, conquer, seize | take possession of by force, as after an invasion.; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" |
| ~ take over, usurp, arrogate, seize, assume | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession.; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" |
| ~ carry | capture after a fight.; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight" |
| v. (contact) | 11. capture, catch | capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping.; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today" |
| ~ hunt, hunt down, track down, run | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).; "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
| ~ frog | hunt frogs for food. |
| ~ bag | capture or kill, as in hunting.; "bag a few pheasants" |
| ~ batfowl | catch birds by temporarily blinding them. |
| ~ catch | take in and retain.; "We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater" |
| ~ rat | catch rats, especially with dogs. |
| ~ snare, trammel, ensnare, entrap, trap | catch in or as if in a trap.; "The men trap foxes" |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| nab | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. nab | tag the base runner to get him out. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ tag | touch a player while he is holding the ball. |
| v. (contact) | 2. nab | seize suddenly. |
| ~ clutch, prehend, seize | take hold of; grab.; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" |
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