capture

Definition

  • noun: an act or instance of 'capturing'
  • verb: to take and hold (someone) as a prisoner especially by using force
  • verb: to take 'captive'
  • synonyms: abduction, acquire, apprehend

Examples

  • The story 'captured our imaginations'. [=the story was very interesting and exciting]

  • The beauty of the landscape was 'captured' perfectly by the artist.

  • The robbery was 'captured' (on film) by the security cameras.

Movie quotes

  • (..) deployed so that we are here ... and look and shout:Fuck, yeah! Did you see how people always says "seize the moment"? I tend to think that is backwards. The moment captures us. #Yes. Yes, of course, is ... is constant. The time is ... It's like always out now, you know? (..)
    2014 Boyhood