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Meaning of captures

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

captures

noun

Definitions

  1. An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.

  2. The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.

    Example: the capture of a lover's heart

  3. Something that has been captured; a captive.

  4. The recording or storage of something for later playback.

    Example: video capture

verb

Definitions

  1. To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.

    Example: to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal

  2. To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.

    Example: She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs.

  3. To reproduce convincingly.

    Example: His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.

  4. To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).

    Example: He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move.