capture definition

1. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
2. a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
3. any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
4. the act of taking of a person by force
5. the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
6. succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
• examples: capture the essence of Spring
• examples: capture an idea
7. attract; cause to be enamored
• examples: She captured all the men's hearts
8. bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
• examples: This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons
• examples: The star captured a comet
9. capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
• examples: I caught a rabbit in the trap today