Dictionary Entry
capture
capture is a 7-letter English word with 15 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 15 senses
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- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
- 3noun
The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.
- 4transitive verb
To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.
- 5noun
the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
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- 6noun
the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
- 7noun
the act of taking of a person by force
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- 8noun
any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
- 9noun
a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
- 10verb
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
"We finally got the suspect"
"Did you catch the thief?"
- 11verb
capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
"I caught a rabbit in the trap today"
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- 12verb
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
"capture the essence of Spring"
"capture an idea"
- 13verb
attract; cause to be enamored
"She captured all the men's hearts"
- 14verb
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
"the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"
"The army seized the town"
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- 15verb
bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
"This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"
"The star captured a comet"
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