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Capture :: Capture (n.) The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction..

Rescue :: Rescue (v.) The retaking by a party captured of a prize made by the enemy.

Zion :: Zion (n.) A hill in Jerusalem, which, after the capture of that city by the Israelites, became the royal residence of David and his successors..

Lynch :: Lynch (v. t.) To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See Lynch law..

Capture :: Capture (n.) The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal..

Huff :: Huff (v. t.) To remove from the board (the piece which could have captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3..

Captivate :: Captivate (v. t.) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.

Reprise :: Reprise (n.) A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.

Tangle :: Tangle (v.) An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, -- used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea..

Piscicapture :: Piscicapture (n.) Capture of fishes, as by angling..

Take :: Take (n.) That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch..

Recapture :: Recapture (n.) That which is captured back; a prize retaken.

Recapture :: Recapture (n.) The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially, the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor..

Check :: Check (n.) A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece, expose it to immediate capture. A king so menaced is said to be in check, and must be made safe at the next move..

Prize :: Prize (n.) That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power..

Overtake :: Overtake (v. t.) To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to capture; to overcome.

Take :: Take (v. t.) To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take am army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize; -- said of a disease, misfortune, or the like..

Recaptor :: Recaptor (n.) One who recaptures; one who takes a prize which had been previously taken.

Sea Serpent :: Sea serpent () A large marine animal of unknown nature, often reported to have been seen at sea, but never yet captured..

Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To be overthrown or captured; to be destroyed.

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