capture
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(noun) the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property |
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Synonyms: gaining control, seizure |
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Related Words: acquiring, apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, conquering, conquest, enslavement, enslaving, getting, pinch, subjection, subjugation, taking into custody, usurpation |
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(noun) the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board |
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Related Words: chess move |
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(noun) the act of taking of a person by force |
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Synonyms: seizure |
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Related Words: abduction, felony, kidnapping |
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(verb) capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady" |
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Synonyms: catch |
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Related Words: acquire, bag, batfowl, ensnare, entrap, get, hunt, hunt down, rat, recapture, run, snare, track down, trammel, trap |
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(verb) succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea" |
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Related Words: interpret, recapture, represent |
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(verb) attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" |
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Synonyms: becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance |
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Related Words: appeal, attract, hold |
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(verb) take after a conquest or invasion; as of land |
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Synonyms: conquer, seize, take over |
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Related Words: carry, take |
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(verb) 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" |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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(noun) any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle |
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Related Words: action, activity, natural action, natural process |
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(noun) a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field |
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Related Words: action, activity, natural action, natural process |
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(verb) succeed in catching or seizing, , esp. after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" |
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Synonyms: catch, get |
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Related Words: clutch, prehend, recapture, retake, seize |
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