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Capture is a related term of booty.


As a verb capture

is .

As a noun booty is

(nautical) a form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once or booty can be (slang) the buttocks, usually that of a female or booty can be .

capture

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
  • * Blackstone
    • even with regard to captures made at sea
  • The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
    • the capture of a lover's heart
  • Something that has been captured; a captive.
  • (computing) A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.

    • Verb

  • To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
    • to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal
  • * 2014 , Ian Black, " Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis", The Guardian , 27 November 2014:
    • Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law. It is estimated that 2,000 Jordanians have fought and 250 of them have died in Syria – making them the third largest Arab contingent in Isis after Saudi Arabians and Tunisians.
  • To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
    • She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape.
    She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs.
  • To reproduce convincingly.
    • His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.
    In her latest masterpiece, she captured the essence of Venice.
  • To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
    • My pawn was captured .
    He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move.
  • * 1954 , Fred Reinfeld, How to Be a Winner at Chess , page 63, Hanover House (Garden City, NY)
    • How deeply ingrained capturing is in the mind of a chess master can be seen from this story.

    Derived terms

    * screen capture * capture the flag

    Related terms

    * captivate * captive * captivity * caption

    See also

    * take * arrest * apprehend * take over * snapshot

    Anagrams

    * ----

    booty

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (booties)
  • (nautical) A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.
  • Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war, or seized by piracy.
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  • (figuratively) Something that has been stolen or legally obtained from elsewhere.
    • After returning from their Halloween trick-or-treating, the kids settled down to enjoy their booty of candies.
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    • Related terms
    * boodle
    Coordinate terms
    * loot

    Etymology 2

    From butt

    Noun

    (booties)
  • (slang) The buttocks, usually that of a female.
    • You got a big ol' booty .
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  • (slang, not countable) A woman, considered as sexual partner or sex object.
  • * 2000 , (film)
    • It’s my duty to please that booty .
    Derived terms
    * booty call * bootylicious * onion booty

    Etymology 3

    From .

    Noun

    (booties)