Need another word that means the same as “caught”? Find 30 related words for “caught” in this overview.
apprehend | Take into custody. He is a man that apprehends death no more dreadfully but as a drunken sleep. |
arrest | Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of. The church s stillness arrested her. |
capture | A person or thing that has been captured. She captured all the men s hearts. |
carnivorous | (of an animal) feeding on other animals. Carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects. |
cast | Make a moulded object by casting metal. Votes have been cast in 40 per cent of the seats. |
clasp | Fasten with or as if with a brooch. He took her hand in a firm clasp. |
clench | Grasp (something) tightly and firmly. My stomach was clenched in a knot. |
clutch | A clutch bag. They both are hard nosed players who seem to thrive in clutch situations. |
culprit | Someone who perpetrates wrongdoing. Low level ozone pollution is the real culprit. |
dragnet | A conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths. Caught in the police dragnet. |
engage | Engage or hire for work. Make sure the gear is engaged. |
forfeited | Surrendered as a penalty. |
grab | Obtain or get (something) quickly or opportunistically. I ve added frame grabs to give a good flavour of what the film is all about. |
grapple | Come to terms with. Passers by grappled with the man after the knife attack. |
grasp | The act of grasping. Edward grasped her by the wrist. |
grip | A hairgrip. It was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip. |
hijack | An incident or act of hijacking. A man armed with grenades hijacked the jet yesterday. |
hijacker | A person who steals goods by seizing them in transit. These activists are the real hijackers of the revolution. |
impound | Lock up (someone. Almost forgotten were the poor unfortunates impounded in the prison. |
imprison | Confine as if in a prison. The suspects were imprisoned without trial. |
kidnap | The action of kidnapping someone. They were arrested for robbery and kidnap. |
kidnapping | The unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment. The recent kidnapping of a Dutch industrialist. |
paralyze | Cause to be paralyzed and immobile. The poison paralyzed him. |
predatory | Living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain. Predatory warfare. |
prisoner | A person who is confined especially a prisoner of war. A prisoner serving a life sentence. |
raptorial | Relating to or characteristic of birds of prey. Raptorial front legs. |
ravening | Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey. They turned on each other like ravening wolves. |
seize | Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force take as one s right or possession. The patient was seized with unbearable pains. |
tongs | Any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below. Sugar tongs. |
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