vangita — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- capture verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
- grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
- imprison verb To put someone in prison, or to confine them against their will.
- incarcerate verb To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
Senses
vangita is used for these senses in English:
- arrest (transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.]
- arrest (transitive) To catch the attention of. [from 19th c.]
- capture (transitive) To reproduce convincingly.
- grab To restrain someone; to arrest.
- imprison (transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
- incarcerate (chiefly, US, transitive, ) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
- lock away (transitive) To lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.
- lock up (transitive) To imprison or incarcerate (someone).
arrest — full definition
- verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
- noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.
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.