Abduct and Catch

Abduct

Abduct verb - To carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully.

Usage example: the gangsters planned to abduct the industrialist's young daughter and demand a huge ransom from her family

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Catch and abduct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Catch" instead a verb "Abduct".

Nearby Words: abduction, abductor, abducting

Catch verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.

Usage example: we tried to catch the kitten before she could sneak out the door

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Abduct and catch are semantically related. You can use "Abduct" instead a verb "Catch".

Nearby Words: catchy, catching, catcher

Harry makes a cameo in the UFO ending of Silent Hill 2 (complete with retro blocky graphics) to abduct James after a Catch Phrase exchange.

Source: Franchise / Silent Hill
Keep in mind that he threatened Nanako to get to the main characters, and arranged for her appearance on the Midnight Channel so Namatame would abduct her, which would have killed her if they didn't catch him in time.

Source: Draco In Leather Pants / Video Games

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