capturing
Securing in grasp
Capturing is the act of taking possession or control of something—seizing a prisoner, a city, or an animal.
The word extends to recording or preserving: a photograph captures a moment, a writer captures the mood of an era.
In games, capturing means taking an opponent's piece.
The film does a good job of capturing small-town life.
Image from a camera
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
- imageVisual or mental likeness
- shotQuick liquor serving
- frameSupporting outer structure
lens · camera · exposure · focus · shutter · aperture · portrait · candid
Seize or snag
- grabSeize abruptly
- snatchRapid forceful taking
- graspSeize or understand
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
nab · trap · net · snare · apprehend · arrest · detain · corral
Recorded moving imagery
- footageRecorded video material
- filmMovie or coating
- audioTransmitted sound content
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
microphone · camcorder · tape · documentary · podcast · voiceover · transcription · archiving
Purifying through vaporization
- encapsulatingContaining within a covering
- conveyingTransmitting meaning or information
- expressingCommunicating thoughts outwardly
- embodyingGiving physical form to
depicting · portraying · representing · articulating · summarizing · evoking · reflecting · crystallizing
Pleasantly attractive, compelling attention
- rivetingCompletely holding one's attention
- grippingHolding attention completely
- mesmerizingCompletely capturing one's attention
- spellbindingCompletely capturing one's attention
enthralling · compelling · absorbing · fascinating · arresting · transfixing · hypnotizing · enchanting
Recording system events
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- storingKeeping for future use
- collectingGathering items over time
- inputtingFeeding data into system
sampling · scraping · harvesting · extraction · sensor · telemetry · metrics · analytics
photograph
Image from a camera
frame · lens · camera · exposure · focus · shutter · aperture · portrait · candid · landscape
catch
Seize or snag
clutch · nab · trap · net · snare · apprehend · arrest · detain · corral · ambush
video
Recorded moving imagery
sound · microphone · camcorder · tape · documentary · podcast · voiceover · transcription · archiving · dubbing
distilling
Purifying through vaporization
- encapsulatingContaining within a covering
- conveyingTransmitting meaning or information
- expressingCommunicating thoughts outwardly
embodying · depicting · portraying · representing · articulating · summarizing · evoking · reflecting · crystallizing · rendering
engaging
Pleasantly attractive, compelling attention
- rivetingCompletely holding one's attention
- grippingHolding attention completely
- mesmerizingCompletely capturing one's attention
spellbinding · enthralling · compelling · absorbing · fascinating · arresting · transfixing · hypnotizing · enchanting · beguiling
logging
Recording system events
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- storingKeeping for future use
- collectingGathering items over time
inputting · sampling · scraping · harvesting · extraction · sensor · telemetry · metrics · analytics · timestamp
- game playrules, scoring, turns, winning, losing
- representingrepresenting, depicting, portraying, symbolizing, illustrating
- Morabarabacows, mills, stones, game board, playing pieces
- photographycamera, photo, flash, lens, shooting
- acquiringobtaining, getting, grabbing, seizing, taking
- graspinggrasping, apprehending, comprehending, understanding, catching
capturingreleasing
Allowing to escape
freeing · liberating · letting go · setting free · emancipating
capturingsurrendering
Ceasing to resist
relinquishing · giving up · ceding · yielding · losing
capturinglosing
Failing to win
boring · repelling · alienating · turning off · disengaging