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Meaning of captive


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  captive
      adj 1: being in captivity [syn: {captive}, {confined},
             {imprisoned}, {jailed}]
      2: giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed
         look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent
         on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"-
         Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"
         [syn: {captive}, {absorbed}, {engrossed}, {enwrapped},
         {intent}, {wrapped}]
      n 1: a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
           [syn: {prisoner}, {captive}]
      2: an animal that is confined
      3: a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion


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