OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 13084

captive

/ˈkæptɪv/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
captivo (disused) • cautivo • prisionero
One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
I envy not in any moods ⁠The captive void of noble rage, ⁠The linnet born within the cage, That never knew the summer woods: […]
When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by t…
preso
One held prisoner.
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