| abscond |
to leave suddenly and secretly, esp. to avoid observation or capture. |
| bag |
to kill or capture (game). [1/11 definitions] |
| catch |
to capture or grab, usu. after pursuit. [1/18 definitions] |
| closed season |
any period during which it is illegal to fish for, capture, or hunt certain animal or fish species. |
| close in on |
to approach or surround, as to entrap or capture. |
| collar |
(informal) to capture or arrest. [1/7 definitions] |
| corral |
(informal) to get in one's possession; gather; capture. [1/4 definitions] |
| entrain2 |
of a liquid, to capture and absorb (bubbles). [1/3 definitions] |
| entrap |
to capture using or as if using a trap. [1/4 definitions] |
| escape |
to avoid capture or other danger; get away. [1/11 definitions] |
| fall |
a defeat or capture, as of a military force or a city. [1/19 definitions] |
| fascinate |
to capture and hold the attention and interest of; spellbind. [1/3 definitions] |
| grab |
to capture (attention or the like). [1/7 definitions] |
| kidnap |
to capture and hold (someone) hostage until specified demands, as for money, are met. |
| lime1 |
to catch or capture with, or as though with, birdlime. [1/4 definitions] |
| pounce |
to jump or swoop down in order to seize or capture something. [1/4 definitions] |
| privateer |
a privately owned, armed ship commissioned by the state to attack or capture enemy ships in wartime. [1/3 definitions] |
| recapture |
to take or capture again; recover. [1/3 definitions] |
| reel1 |
to capture or recover by winding in with a reel. [1/4 definitions] |
| reward |
a sum of money or something else of value that is promised to someone for the capture of criminals, return of stolen property, or other service. [1/4 definitions] |
| ring-a-levio |
a children's game in which one team tries to find and capture members of the other team, who may, if not seen by the hunting team, free their teammates from a circle drawn on the ground. |