Crossword clues for capturing
capturing
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Capture \Cap"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captured; p. pr. & vb. n. Capturing.]
To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.
to record or make a lasting representation of (sound or images); as, to capture an event on videotape; the artist captured the expression of grief on his face.
(Games) to take control of, or remove from play; as, to capture a piece in chess.
to exert a strong psychological influence on; as, to capture the heart of a maiden; to capture the attention of the nation.
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(Computers) to record (data) in a computer-readable form; as, to capture a transaction in a database.
Her heart is like some fortress that has been captured.
--W. Ivring. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of capture English)
Usage examples of "capturing".
The Hunters who had passed their initiation rite that day by capturing a brace of adolescent snakes were called up one by one, to stand shoulder-toshoulder before the audience.
I don't like people who mutilate and enslave thousands, not to mention capturing helpless ships.
Loufan sketched quickly, capturing in a few clever lines the intense face--remembered by most in its panic at being stranded--the wide-set, slightly tilted huge dark eyes above prominent cheekbones, the abundant waving dark hair framing it, the fine straight nose, the small cautious mouth, the long sweep of a determined jawline, the odd cleft in the chin.
But they only mention capturing one -, 'That's the only one so far located, sir 'Any survivors?
Hell, we've done all the work on it so far, following it, capturing it, stealing it, and bringing it back.
Kincaid said, leaning toward her and capturing the other hand as well.
Zainal explained to Mitford and to other naval, airforce, and army personnel how he meant to proceed-initially by capturing the next Catteni ship to drop slaves on Botany.
These creatures have the same talent dragons have for capturing our feelings.
Some looked to have been more hurriedly executed than others, but all had been drawn with a clever economy of line capturing pose and character, and Jayge was certain that he would recognize every one of them, although he could name only Thella, Giron, and Readis.
We suffered rather light casualties, four killed and eleven wounded, while capturing several hundred prisoners and inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy.
The attacking force followed up after the ship ceased to fire, capturing the fort quickly.
We moved down towards Patti and coordinated with the assault landing from the sea, capturing two hundred Italian prisoners.
Our job was to occupy the town, capturing or killing any enemy, while awaiting reinforcements from the 3rd Division which were scheduled to arrive in the late afternoon of 30 January.
The fighting seemed to go for about an hour, and eventually the enemy broke into the field, capturing about twenty Rangers of E Company, most of them wounded.
He would spend the day off the entrance to Amsterdam: it would help keep the Dutch quiet, and there was always a chance of capturing a fishing boat, so they could discover what was happening on the island.