Captive
21captive — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin captivus, from captus, past participle of capere Date: 14th century 1. a. taken and held as or as if a prisoner of war b. (1) kept within bounds ; confined (2 …
22captive — 1 adjective 1 (only before noun) unable to move about freely because of being kept in prison or in a small space: Captive soldiers passed by in chains. | captive animals 2 take/hold sb captive to keep someone as a prisoner: The American officers… …
23captive — I UK [ˈkæptɪv] / US adjective * 1) kept as a prisoner take/hold someone captive: She was kidnapped and held captive for over a week. 2) a captive wild animal is kept in a place such as a park or zoo instead of living in its natural environment II …
24captive — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + CAPTIVE ▪ free, release ▪ The terrorists will only release their captives if they get what they want. {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ take sb …
25captive — cap|tive1 [ kæptıv ] adjective * a captive wild animal is kept in a place such as a park or ZOO instead of being allowed to live in its natural environment a. kept as a prisoner: take/hold someone captive: She was kidnapped and held captive for… …
26captive — n. & adj. n. a person or animal that has been taken prisoner or confined. adj. 1 a taken prisoner. b kept in confinement or under restraint. 2 a unable to escape. b in a position of having to comply (captive audience; captive market). 3 of or… …
27captive — 01. The terrorists are believed to be holding their [captives] in the basement of a private residence somewhere near the airport. 02. Police have [captured] a man suspected in the murder of a number of women over the last 10 years. 03. The… …
28captive — [ˈkæptɪv] noun [C] I someone who is being kept as a prisoner II adj captive [ˈkæptɪv] 1) kept as a prisoner She was kidnapped and held captive for over a week.[/ex] 2) a captive wild animal is kept in a park or ZOO …
29captive — cap•tive [[t]ˈkæp tɪv[/t]] n. 1) a prisoner 2) a person who is enslaved or dominated: a captive of one s own fears[/ex] 3) made or held prisoner, esp. in war 4) kept in confinement or restraint: captive animals[/ex] 5) enslaved by love, beauty,… …
30Captive! — Infobox Book | name = Captive! title orig = translator = image caption = author = Gary Paulsen cover artist = country = United States language = English series = World of Adventure genre = Young adult novel publisher = Random House release date …
