capture-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: represent, or describe something intangible

Examples:
The painting truly captures the essence of Spring.
It would be impossible to capture her beauty in painting.
They hoped to capture his likeness through the statue.

Mappings:
VerbNet: steal-10.5-1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: capture.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: attract and hold

Examples:
My grandfather's tales of adventure captured my imagination.
The stories about travel captured their interest.
The American drive to land a man on the Moon captured the attention of the whole world.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: capture.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: seize and take captive; take or gain possession of something

Examples:
Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured.
They soon after captured the thief, who turned out to be a visitor in the hotel.
Rebel forces captured the city after a week-long battle.
I was lucky to capture the black queen so early in the game.
They had nearly captured the necessary number of votes in the Senate to remove him from office.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: capture.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 5, 6

Sense Number 4: record as data (i.e. computer or film)

Examples:
A passer-by captured the whole incident on film.
We now have captured the image and stored it in the computer's clipboard.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: capture.01

Sense Number 5: PHYSICS-gain an elementary particle or celestial body, causing a new orbit

Examples:
This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons.
The star captured a comet.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: capture.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4