Main entry: capture, seizure, gaining control
Definition: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
Main entry: capture
Definition: the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
Definition: the act of taking of a person by force
Main entry: capture
Definition: any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
Main entry: capture
Definition: a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
Main entry: capture, catch, get
Definition: succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
Usage: We finally got the suspect; Did you catch the thief?
Definition: capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
Usage: I caught a rabbit in the trap today
Main entry: capture
Definition: succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
Usage: capture the essence of Spring; capture an idea
Main entry: charm, captivate, capture, catch, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, beguile, bewitch, becharm, trance
Definition: attract; cause to be enamored
Usage: She captured all the men's hearts
Main entry: capture, seize, conquer, appropriate
Definition: take possession of by force, as after an invasion
Usage: the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants; The army seized the town; The militia captured the castle
Main entry: capture
Definition: bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
Usage: This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons; The star captured a comet