Captive | Mean of captive in English Dictionary
/ˈkæptɪv/
- captured and kept in a prison, cage, etc.
- The captive soldiers planned their escape.
- captive animals
- Enemy forces took/held them captive. [=took or kept them as prisoners]
- forced to watch or listen to something because you cannot leave
- The passengers on the plane were a captive audience. [=the passengers on the plane could not leave and had to listen to what was being said]
- Noun
- someone who is captured and kept as a prisoner
- They set their captives free.
