keep as captive

keep as captive
index constrain (imprison), imprison

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  • Keep — Keep, n. 1. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Pan, thou god of shepherds all, Which of our tender lambkins takest keep. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being kept; hence, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Captive — Infobox VG| title = Captive developer = Mindscape publisher = Mindscape designer = Antony Crowther (design, graphics) Chris Crowther (music, testing) engine = released = 1990 genre = Computer role playing game modes = Single player ratings =… …   Wikipedia

  • captive — [[t]kæ̱ptɪv[/t]] captives 1) ADJ 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. Syn: prisoner N COUNT A captive is someone who is captive. He… …   English dictionary

  • Captive Universe — Infobox Book | name = Captive Universe image caption = Sphere paperback, 1978 author = Harry Harrison cover artist = Angus McKie country = United States language = English genre = Science Fiction novel publisher = Sphere Books release date = 1969 …   Wikipedia

  • keep down — Synonyms and related words: asphyxiate, beat down, bottle up, break, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, castrate, censor, choke off, clamp down on, coerce, compel, cork, cork up, cow, crack down on, crush, damp down, daunt, deprive of freedom, despotize …   Moby Thesaurus

  • captive — 1 adjective 1 (only before noun) unable to move about freely because of being kept in prison or in a small space: Captive soldiers passed by in chains. | captive animals 2 take/hold sb captive to keep someone as a prisoner: The American officers… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • captive — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + CAPTIVE ▪ free, release ▪ The terrorists will only release their captives if they get what they want. {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ take sb …   Collocations dictionary

  • To take keep — Keep Keep, n. 1. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Pan, thou god of shepherds all, Which of our tender lambkins takest keep. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being kept; hence, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Keep Your Eyes Ahead — Infobox Album Name = Keep Your Eyes Ahead Type = Studio Artist = The Helio Sequence Released = January 29, 2008 Recorded = Genre = Indie rock Length = 37:02 Label = Sub Pop Producer = Reviews = * [http://consequenceofsound.com/ Consequence of… …   Wikipedia

  • Calico Captive — infobox Book | name = Calico Captive title orig = translator = image caption = author = Elizabeth George Speare illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Children s, Historical novel publisher =… …   Wikipedia

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