ETYM Latin capture, from caper to take: cf. French capture. Related to Caitiff, aptive.
1. The act of taking of a person by force; SYN. seizure.
2. The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property; SYN. gaining control, seizure.
3. The act of taking a person prisoner.
4. A process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field.
5. Any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle.
Uzimanje u ruke.
1. To catch as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; SYN. catch.
2. To take after a conquest or invasion; as of land; SYN. seize, take over, conquer.
3. To succeed in representing or expressing something intangible.
4. To attract; cause to be enamored; SYN. enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant.
5. To bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit.
Usisati, usisavati, upiti, upijati, progutati, uvlačiti u se; trošiti, potrošiti; obuzeti, obuzimati, ovladati; sasvim zauzeti poslom nekoga, potpuno zaposliti.
The removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board.
In communications, to transfer received data into a file for archiving or later analysis.