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What (who) is captive$11268$ - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Captive Heart; Captive Hearts (disambiguation)
Captive fastener
Captive fasteners; Captive screw
Captive fasteners are an engineered class of fastener designed for a permanent hold (captivation) within a target assembly or housing, including upon servicing. They provide a secure joining, and avoid fastener loss or damage that might be caused by a loose part.
captive
¦ noun a person who has been taken prisoner or confined.
¦ adjective
1. imprisoned or confined.
2. having no freedom to choose an alternative: a captive audience.
3. (of a facility or service) controlled by and reserved for a particular organization.
Derivatives
captivity noun (plural captivities).
Origin
ME: from L. captivus, from capere 'seize, take'.
captive
(captives)
1.
A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed. (LITERARY)
Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal.
ADJ
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A captive is someone who is captive.
He described the difficulties of surviving for four months as a captive.
= prisoner
N-COUNT
2.
A captive audience is a group of people who are not free to leave a certain place and so have to watch or listen. A captive market is a group of people who cannot choose whether or where to buy things.
We all performed action songs, sketches and dances before a captive audience of parents and patrons...
Airlines consider business travellers a captive market.
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
If you take someone captive or hold someone captive, you take or keep them as a prisoner.
Richard was finally released on February 4, one year and six weeks after he'd been taken captive...
PHRASE: V inflects
Wikipedia
Captive Hearts
Captive Hearts or Captive Heart may refer to:
- The Captive Heart, a 1946 war film starring Michael Redgrave
- Captive Hearts (manga), by Matsuri Hino
- Captive Hearts (film), a 1987 romantic film
- Captive Hearts (X-Men), the fifth episode from 'X-Men: The Animated Series
- "Captive Heart" (song), a 1996 song by Selena
