Dictionary entry details
• CAPTURE (noun)
Meaning:
The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
capture; gaining control; seizure
Hypernyms ("capture" is a kind of...):
acquiring; getting (the act of acquiring something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capture"):
usurpation (wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority))
apprehension; arrest; catch; collar; pinch; taking into custody (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal))
conquering; conquest; subjection; subjugation (the act of conquering)
enslavement (the act of making slaves of your captives)
Meaning:
A process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("capture" is a kind of...):
action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))
Meaning:
Any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("capture" is a kind of...):
action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))
Meaning:
The act of taking of a person by force
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
seizure; capture
Hypernyms ("capture" is a kind of...):
felony (a serious crime (such as murder or arson))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capture"):
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)
Meaning:
The removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("capture" is a kind of...):
chess move (the act of moving a chess piece)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capture"):
exchange ((chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop)
exchange ((chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value)
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)
• CAPTURE (verb)
Meaning:
Succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context examples:
capture the essence of Spring / capture an idea
Hypernyms (to "capture" is one way to...):
interpret; represent (create an image or likeness of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "capture"):
recapture (take up anew)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Attract; cause to be enamored
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
trance; entrance; enamour; enamor; charm; captivate; bewitch; capture; enchant; beguile; becharm; fascinate; catch
Context example:
She captured all the men's hearts
Hypernyms (to "capture" is one way to...):
appeal; attract (be attractive to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "capture"):
hold (hold the attention of)
work (gratify and charm, usually in order to influence)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The performance is likely to capture Sue
Meaning:
Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
capture; catch; get
Context examples:
We finally got the suspect / Did you catch the thief?
Hypernyms (to "capture" is one way to...):
clutch; prehend; seize (take hold of; grab)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "capture"):
lasso; rope (catch with a lasso)
recapture; retake (capture again)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context examples:
This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons / The star captured a comet
Hypernyms (to "capture" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Take possession of by force, as after an invasion
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
appropriate; conquer; seize; capture
Context examples:
the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants / The army seized the town / The militia captured the castle
Hypernyms (to "capture" is one way to...):
arrogate; assume; seize; take over; usurp (seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "capture"):
carry (capture after a fight)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Meaning:
Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
capture; catch
Context example:
I caught a rabbit in the trap toady
Hypernyms (to "capture" is one way to...):
acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "capture"):
ensnare; entrap; snare; trammel; trap (catch in or as if in a trap)
rat (catch rats, especially with dogs)
batfowl (catch birds by temporarily blinding them)
bag (capture or kill, as in hunting)
frog (hunt frogs for food)
hunt; hunt down; run; track down (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
