Definition of capture

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

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Madrague :: Madrague (n.) A large fish pound used for the capture of the tunny in the Mediterranean; also applied to the seines used for the same purpose.
Pregnable :: Pregnable (a.) Capable of being entered, taken, or captured; expugnable; as, a pregnable fort..
Captivate :: Captivate (v. t.) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.
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..
Captive :: Captive (v. t.) To take prisoner; to capture.
Take :: Take (v. t.) To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take am army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize; -- said of a disease, misfortune, or the like..
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..
Capture :: Capture (n.) The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal..
Lodgment :: Lodgment (v.) The occupation and holding of a position, as by a besieging party; an instrument thrown up in a captured position; as, to effect a lodgment..
Capture :: Capture (n.) The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey..
Recapture :: Recapture (n.) The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially, the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor..
Captor :: Captor (n.) One who captures any person or thing, as a prisoner or a prize..
Force :: Force (n.) To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress..
Recaptor :: Recaptor (n.) One who recaptures; one who takes a prize which had been previously taken.
Huff :: Huff (v. i.) To remove from the board a man which could have captured a piece but has not done so; -- so called because it was the habit to blow upon the piece.
Capture :: Capture (v. t.) To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort..
Captured :: Captured (imp. & p. p.) of Captur.
Ransom :: Ransom (n.) The money or price paid for the redemption of a prisoner, or for goods captured by an enemy; payment for freedom from restraint, penalty, or forfeit..
Bag :: Bag (v. t.) To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag game..
Recapture :: Recapture (n.) That which is captured back; a prize retaken.
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