Capture and Grip

Capture

Capture verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: captured the cat just as it was about to escape out the front door

Grip and capture are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grip" instead the word "Capture" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: captive, captured, captor, capturing

Grip

Grip verb - To have or keep in one's hands.
Usage example: gripped the handlebars tightly and raced down the hill

Capture and grip are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Capture" instead the word "Grip" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: gripped, gripping, griping, griped

How words are described

normal normal capture normal grip
proper proper capture proper grip
actual actual capture actual grip
hard hard capture hard grip
Other adjectives: great, weak, last.

Common collocations

heart capture heart grip heart
attention capture attention grip attention
way capture way grip way
target capture target grip target
Other words: hearts, heroes.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / The Hobbit Villain Song: The goblins' song, which the goblins sing when they capture the company, who unwittingly camped on their "front porch", as it were.Grip, grab!
  • Series / Heroes Reborn (2015) Renautas's ultimate plan is to allow the apocalypse to happen, capture or recruit as many specials as possible, use their powers to send select people and resources in the future, and recolonize the planet under their iron grip while they let the present world burn.
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