Captive - English meaning

noun

A person who stands surety for a bond.

Usage examples:

Due diligence on the part of the bondsman is required.

adjective

Confined in a cage.

Usage examples:

A caged bird

verb

Confine in a cage.

Usage examples:

The parrot screamed, furious at being caged

verb

Past simple and past participle of cage

Usage examples:

Caged birds/animals, sam's been prowling about like a caged animal all morning.

verb

Fasten or secure with a chain.

Usage examples:

She chained her bicycle to the railings

noun

A series of linked metal rings used for fastening or securing something, or for pulling loads.

Usage examples:

He slid the bolts on the front door and put the safety chain across

noun

A sequence of items of the same type forming a line.

Usage examples:

He kept the chain of buckets supplied with water

verb

Persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them.

Usage examples:

I conned him into giving me your home number

noun

An instance of deceiving or tricking someone.

Usage examples:

The charter is a glossy public relations con

noun

A disadvantage of or argument against something.

Usage examples:

Borrowers have to weigh up the pros and cons of each mortgage offer

adjective

(of a space) restricted in area or volume; cramped.

Usage examples:

Her fear of confined spaces

verb

Keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time).

Usage examples:

He does not confine his message to high politics

verb

Declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.

Usage examples:

The theives were convicted of the robbery

noun

A person found guilty of a criminal offence and serving a sentence of imprisonment.

Usage examples:

Two escaped convicts kidnapped them at gunpoint

verb

To decide officially in a court of law that someone is guilty of a particular crime

Usage examples:

[ t ] there might not have been enough evidence to convict him.

verb

Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.

Usage examples:

She made to open the door, but he detained her

verb

Past simple and past participle of detain

Usage examples:

A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning., several of the injured were detained ov…

noun

A person held in custody, especially for political reasons.

Usage examples:

All political detainees were freed in august

noun

Someone kept in prison, esp. for political reasons

Usage examples:

Less than half the detainees with lawyers have been given a trial date.

verb

Catch in or as in a trap.

Usage examples:

They were ensnared in city centre traffic

verb

Past simple and past participle of ensnare

Usage examples:

Spiders ensnare flies and other insects in their webs., they wanted to make a formal complaint abou…

adjective

Restrained with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles.

Usage examples:

A ragged and fettered prisoner

verb

Restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles.

Usage examples:

There were no chains immediately available to fetter the prisoners

verb

Past simple and past participle of fetter

Usage examples:

He felt fettered by a nine-to-five office existence.

noun

A person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition.

Usage examples:

Three hostages were released but only after their families paid an estimated $200,000 to the guerri…

noun

Someone who is made a prisoner in order to force other people to do something

Usage examples:

Inmates at the jail held 12 hostages and demanded to meet the governor.

adjective

Kept in prison: captive.

Usage examples:

An imprisoned dissident

verb

Put or keep in prison or a place like a prison.

Usage examples:

He was imprisoned three times for his activities

verb

Past simple and past participle of imprison

Usage examples:

He was imprisoned in 1965 for attempted murder., figurative unable to go out because of the deep sn…

verb

Imprison or confine.

Usage examples:

Many are incarcerated for property offences

verb

Past simple and past participle of incarcerate

Usage examples:

Thousands of dissidents have been interrogated or incarcerated., we were incarcerated in that broke…

noun

A person confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital.

Usage examples:

Inmates of the louisiana state penitentiary

noun

A person who is forced by law to stay in a prison or hospital

Usage examples:

The inmates were living in terrible conditions.

verb

Confine (someone) as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons.

Usage examples:

The family were interned for the duration of the war as enemy aliens

noun

A student or trainee who works, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification.

Usage examples:

Training for the student interns will be done during the week of may 13-17.

verb

Past simple and past participle of intern

Usage examples:

Many foreigners were interned for the duration of the war.

noun

A person who is confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons.

Usage examples:

During the war, there were six efforts by internees or prisoners to exercise the writ of habeas cor…

noun

A person who is or has been in prison, especially a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly.

Usage examples:

I was an escaped jailbird

noun

A person who has been in prison

verb

Put (someone) in jail.

Usage examples:

The driver was jailed for two years

noun

A place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.

Usage examples:

He spent 15 years in jail

verb

Past simple and past participle of jail

Usage examples:

He was jailed for three years.

exclamation

Expressing the sound of a blow or explosion.

Usage examples:

Pow! bombs went off on six beaches at once

noun

Short for powder (sense 2 of the noun).

Usage examples:

Skiing through fresh pow in really cold conditions is my favourite time on the mountain

abbreviation

Prisoner of war.

noun

A person legally committed to prison as a punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial.

Usage examples:

A prisoner serving a life sentence

noun

A person who is kept in prison as punishment

Usage examples:

Two security guards were held/taken prisoner during the robbery.

adjective

Characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate.

Usage examples:

His restrained, gentlemanly voice

verb

Prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits.

Usage examples:

The need to restrain public expenditure

adjective

Limited in extent, number, scope, or action.

Usage examples:

Western scientists had only restricted access to the site

verb

Put a limit on; keep under control.

Usage examples:

Some roads may have to be closed at peak times to restrict the number of visitors

adjective

Limited in amount or range

Usage examples:

Job opportunities are severely restricted at the moment., restricted goods/service/supply engineeri…

adjective

Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.

Usage examples:

Check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure

verb

Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.

Usage examples:

Pins secure the handle to the main body

adjective

Free from risk and the threat of change for the worse

Usage examples:

A secure job, people want to feel secure economically., the museum has a large endowment, so its fu…

verb

Chain with shackles.

Usage examples:

The prisoner was shackled to the heavy steel chair in the centre of the room

noun

A pair of fetters connected together by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner's wrists or ankles together.

Usage examples:

He tugged on the chain connecting my shackles together

noun

A metal link, typically u-shaped, closed by a bolt, used to secure a chain or rope to something.

Usage examples:

So was the shackle which fastened it to the halyard.

noun

A person who is forced to work for and obey another and is considered to be their property; an enslaved person.

Usage examples:

They kidnapped entire towns and turned the inhabitants into slaves

verb

(especially in the past) a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.

Usage examples:

They kidnapped entire towns and turned them into slaves

noun

A new military recruit, especially one assigned to menial tasks.

Usage examples:

A stitch in one argent yardbird's stripe, probably saves nine.