what does capture mean?
CAPTURE as NOUN
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- the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
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Hypernyms(s) capture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the removal of an opponent’’s piece from the chess board
Hypernyms(s) capture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the act of taking of a person by force
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Hypernyms(s) capture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
Hypernyms(s) capture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
Hypernyms(s) capture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
CAPTURE as VERB
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- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
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- We finally got the suspect
- Did you catch the thief?
Hypernyms(s) capture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
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- I caught a rabbit in the trap toady
Hypernyms(s) capture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
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- capture the essence of Spring
- capture an idea
Hypernyms(s) capture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- attract
- cause to be enamored
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- She captured all the men’’s hearts
Hypernyms(s) capture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- take possession of by force, as after an invasion
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- the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
- The army seized the town
- The militia captured the castle
Hypernyms(s) capture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
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- This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons
- The star captured a comet
Hypernyms(s) capture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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