siepata — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abduct verb To take a person away by force, usually secretly and against their will; to kidnap.
- capture verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
- catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- glean verb To gather information or knowledge gradually, often bit by bit and with some effort.
- grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
- intercept verb To stop or catch something before it reaches its destination.
- kidnap verb To unlawfully seize and hold a person captive, often to demand a ransom.
- snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.
Senses
siepata is used for these senses in English:
- abduct (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.]
- capture (transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
- catch (transitive, computing) To handle an exception. [from 20thc.]
- catch (transitive) To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium). [from 16thc.]
- grab (transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
- kidnap (transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom. [from 17th c.]
- snatch (transitive) To grasp and remove quickly.
abduct — full definition
- verb To take a person away by force, usually secretly and against their will; to kidnap.
- verb In anatomy, to move a limb or body part away from the midline of the body.
capture — full definition
- verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
- verb To record or represent something, especially so it can be seen or reviewed later.
- noun The act of seizing or taking control of something, or the thing seized.