capture
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
- definition a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
- definition any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
- definition the act of taking of a person by force
- definition the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
- definition succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
- definition attract; cause to be enamored
- definition succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- definition bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
- definition take possession of by force, as after an invasion
- definition capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping