captive (noun)
1captive — ► NOUN ▪ a person who has been taken prisoner or held in confinement. ► ADJECTIVE 1) imprisoned or confined. 2) having no freedom to choose an alternative. 3) (of a facility or service) controlled by and reserved for a particular organization.… …
2captive — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin captivus, from captus, past participle of capere Date: 14th century 1. a. taken and held as or as if a prisoner of war b. (1) kept within bounds ; confined (2 …
3captive — cap‧tive [ˈkæptɪv] adjective [only before a noun] captive viewers or customers watch a company s advertisements or buy a company s products because they have no other choice: • Kids in the classroom are a captive audience to whom ads may seem a… …
4captive bolt — noun : a gunlike instrument used in slaughtering animals that projects an attached plunger from the barrel * * * captive bolt or captive bolt pistol noun A gunlike device which fires a rod, used in slaughtering animals • • • Main Entry: ↑captive… …
5captive outlet — ➔ outlet * * * captive outlet UK US noun [C] COMMERCE ► a store or business that sells only one company s products: »Most oil companies do not own a distributing company as a captive outlet for their production …
6captive audience — UK US noun [countable] [singular captive audience plural captive audiences] a group of people who must listen to what someone is saying because they cannot leave Thesaurus: audienceshyponym general …
7captive bolt pistol — captive bolt or captive bolt pistol noun A gunlike device which fires a rod, used in slaughtering animals • • • Main Entry: ↑captive …
8captive time — noun Time during which a person is not working but must be available at the place of work • • • Main Entry: ↑captive …
9captive — 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 …
10captive — I noun bondman, bondsman, captivus, captured person, captus, convict, felon, helot, hostage, imprisoned person, incarcerated person, inmate, internee, one held in captivity, one held in confinement, one held in subjegation, pawn, person under… …
