Definition of capture

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Capture (n.) The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey..

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Take :: Take (n.) That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch..
Prize :: Prize (n.) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel..
Capture :: Capture (v. t.) To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort..
Captivate :: Captivate (v. t.) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.
Piscicapture :: Piscicapture (n.) Capture of fishes, as by angling..
Zion :: Zion (n.) A hill in Jerusalem, which, after the capture of that city by the Israelites, became the royal residence of David and his successors..
Captive :: Captive (v. t.) To take prisoner; to capture.
Maiden :: Maiden (a.) Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated..
Huff :: Huff (v. t.) To remove from the board (the piece which could have captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3..
Carry :: Carry (v. t.) To get possession of by force; to capture.
Citigradae :: Citigradae (n. pl.) A suborder of Arachnoidea, including the European tarantula and the wolf spiders (Lycosidae) and their allies, which capture their prey by rapidly running and jumping. See Wolf spider..
Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To be overthrown or captured; to be destroyed.
Pelican :: Pelican (n.) Any large webfooted bird of the genus Pelecanus, of which about a dozen species are known. They have an enormous bill, to the lower edge of which is attached a pouch in which captured fishes are temporarily stored..
Recapture :: Recapture (n.) The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially, the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor..
Reprise :: Reprise (n.) A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
Captured :: Captured (imp. & p. p.) of Captur.
Capture :: Capture (n.) The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction..
Lynch :: Lynch (v. t.) To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See Lynch law..
Overtake :: Overtake (v. t.) To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to capture; to overcome.
Tangle :: Tangle (v.) An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, -- used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea..
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