Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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capture | Yes | No | Yes | No |
snare | Yes | No | Yes | No |
capture (noun) | snare (noun) |
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the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property | a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose |
the act of taking of a person by force | strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit |
the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board | a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head |
any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle | a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities |
a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field | something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares |
capture (verb) | snare (verb) |
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capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping | entice and trap |
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase | catch in or as if in a trap |
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible | |
attract; cause to be enamored | |
take possession of by force, as after an invasion | |
bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit |