All capture synonyms
capΒ·ture
C c verb capture
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- occupy β to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- apprehend β If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
- trap β a ladder or ladderlike device used to reach a loft, attic, etc.
- seize β to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- pick up β to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- snatch β to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- arrest β If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
- conquer β If one country or group of people conquers another, they take complete control of their land.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- catch β If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
- grab β to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
- round up β having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- nab β to arrest or capture.
- cop β A cop is a policeman or policewoman.
- land β Edwin Herbert, 1909β91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
- net β net income, profit, or the like.
- get β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- overwhelm β to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
- pinch β to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.
- tumble β to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
- bust β a raid, search, or arrest by the police
- nail β a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- bag β A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought.
- snare β one of the strings of gut or of tightly spiraled metal stretched across the skin of a snare drum.
- hook β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- collar β The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits round the neck and is usually folded over.
- confine β To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
- jail β a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- summarize β to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- summarise β to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- sum up β the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition: The sum of 6 and 8 is 14.
- portray β to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- describe β If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
- depict β To depict someone or something means to show or represent them in a work of art such as a drawing or painting.
- denote β If one thing denotes another, it is a sign or indication of it.
- attain β If you attain something, you gain it or achieve it, often after a lot of effort.
- gain β to make a gain or gains in.
- acquire β If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.
- obtain β to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- win β to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
- pull in β to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
- run in β an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
noun capture
- imprisonment β to confine in or as if in a prison.
- detention β Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons.
- seizure β the act or an instance of seizing.
- apprehension β Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
- incarceration β the act of incarcerating, or putting in prison or another enclosure: The incarceration rate has increased dramatically.
- internment β an act or instance of interning.
- catching β If an illness or a disease is catching, it is easily passed on or given to someone else.