Captive vs Caught - What's the difference?
captive | caught |
One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=19 One held prisoner.
(figurative) One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
Held prisoner; not free; confined.
* Milton
Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
* Shakespeare
Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.
(cricket) Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.
(catch)
As adjectives the difference between captive and caught
is that captive is held prisoner; not free; confined while caught is of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.As a noun captive
is one who has been captured or is otherwise confined.As a verb caught is
past tense of catch.captive
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him. The captive made no resistance […].}}
Adjective
(-)- A poor, miserable, captive thrall.
- Even in so short a space, my wonan's heart / Grossly grew captive to his honey words.
- captive''' chains; '''captive hours