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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..

Retake :: Retake (v. t.) To take from a captor; to recapture; as, to retake a ship or prisoners..

Loss :: Loss (v. t.) Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property..

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

Spattling-poppy :: Spattling-poppy (n.) A kind of catchfly (Silene inflata) which is sometimes frothy from the action of captured insects.

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

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..

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

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

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

Captor :: Captor (n.) One who captures any person or thing, as a prisoner or a prize..

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

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

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..

Rostrum :: Rostrum (n.) The Beaks; the stage or platform in the forum where orations, pleadings, funeral harangues, etc., were delivered; -- so called because after the Latin war, it was adorned with the beaks of captured vessels; later, applied also to other platforms erected in Rome for the use of public orators..

Maiden :: Maiden (a.) Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated..

Land :: Land (v. t.) To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a fish..

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..

Capture :: Capture (v. t.) To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort..

Surprise :: Surprise (n.) To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.

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