capture-n; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: the act of forcibly taking the opposition

Commentary: CAPTURE[+event][+taking][+forcibly][+asset]

Examples:
The enemy's capture of the capital city disheartened the citizenry.
The aid workers' capture by guerillas has caused an international outcry.
Mary's capture of his queen surprised John during the chess game.

Mappings:
PropBank: capture.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 4, 5

Sense Number 2: the absorption of an atomic particle

Commentary: CAPTURE[+event][+absorption][+particle][+atomic]

Examples:
The ion's capture of an electron gives it a neutral charge.
A solar panel produces energy by the capture of photons.

Mappings:
PropBank: capture.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: permanent gravitational attraction of a celestial body

Commentary: CAPTURE[+state][+attraction][+gravitational][+permanent][+of_body][+celestial]

Examples:
The trajectory of the comet will prevent its capture by the sun.
The black hole's capture of stars and planets increases its entropy.

Mappings:
PropBank: capture.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 4: entity in the role of a captive

Commentary: CAPTURE[+entity][+role][+captive]

Examples:
The commandos reported five kills and six captures.
The boy's captures were a turtle and two grasshoppers, but he let them go.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1a

Sense Number 5: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

Examples:

Mappings:
PropBank: NM