An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.

The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.

Something that has been captured; a captive.

The recording or storage of something for later playback.

(computing) A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.

(transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.

(transitive) To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.

(transitive) To reproduce convincingly.

(transitive) To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).