HOSTAGE TAKING

Meaning of HOSTAGE TAKING in English

act of forcefully taking captives and using them as security until certain demands are met

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

HOSTAGE-TAKING — ➡ hostage-taker
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — also: ostage (-aje) n hostage
Interlingua English vocab
TAKING — atrativ, charmant
English interlingue dictionary
HOSTAGE — ostage, garantiario
English interlingue dictionary
HOSTAGE — bihag na panagot;bihag
English-Visayan vocabulary
HOSTAGE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from hoste Date: 13th century 1. a person held by one party in a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAKING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of taken to take 1. a. : seizure had a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — I. ˈhästij, -tēj sometimes ˈhȯs- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ostage, hostage, from Old French, from oste, hoste …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAKING — (n.) Malign influence; infection.
Английский словарь Webster
TAKING — (n.) Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
Английский словарь Webster
TAKING — (n.) The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
Английский словарь Webster
TAKING — (a.) Infectious; contageous.
Английский словарь Webster
TAKING — (a.) Apt to take; alluring; attracting.
Английский словарь Webster
TAKING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Take
Английский словарь Webster
HOSTAGE — (n.) A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations …
Английский словарь Webster
TAKING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Take
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKING — ( n. ) The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKING — ( n. ) Malign influence; infection.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKING — ( n. ) Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKING — ( a. ) Infectious; contageous.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKING — ( a. ) Apt to take; alluring; attracting.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — ( n. ) A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — — hostageship , n. /hos"tij/ , n. , v. , hostaged, hostaging . n. 1. a person given or held …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — n. captive, pawn, someone held prisoner by a person or group in order to force another person or group to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOSTAGE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from hoste Date: 13th century 1. a. : a person held by one party …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKING — adj infectious; contageous. 2. taking ·noun malign influence; infection. 3. taking ·adj apt to take; alluring; attracting. 4. taking ·noun …
Webster English vocab
HOSTAGE — noun a person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations …
Webster English vocab
HOSTAGE — ■ noun a person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition. Phrases a ~ to fortune …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOSTAGE — [hos.tage] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. hoste] (13c) 1 a: a person held by one party in a conflict as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAKING — taking BrE AmE ˈteɪk ɪŋ ▷ taking|ly li ▷ taking|ness nəs nɪs ▷ taking|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — hostag|e BrE AmE ˈhɒst ɪdʒ AmE \ ˈhɑːst- ▷ hostag|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — / ˈhɒstɪdʒ; NAmE ˈhɑːs-/ noun a person who is captured and held prisoner by a person or group, and who …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — hos ‧ tage /ˈhɒstɪdʒ $ ˈhɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: hoste …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOSTAGE — n. 1 a person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition. 2 a pledge or security. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOSTAGE — n. 1 a person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition. 2 a pledge or security. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — n.1 a person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition. 2 a pledge or security. Phrases …
Oxford English vocab
HOSTAGE — ( hostages) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A hostage is someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hold sb prisoner/hostage/captive ▪ A senior army officer was held hostage for four months. COLLOCATIONS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOSTAGE — [noun] [C] - someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people …
Cambridge English vocab
HOSTAGE — noun VERB + HOSTAGE ▪ hold (sb) , keep (sb) ▪ Eight people were held ~ for four months. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — See ↑ KEEP 10, ↑ PRISON 7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ hold sb prisoner/captive/hostage • ↑ take sb hostage
Longman Activator English vocab
TAKING — adj. attractive, alluring, engaging, captivating, winning, winsome, charming, entrancing, enchanting, bewitching, fetching, fascinating, delightful, irresistible, compelling, intriguing, prepossessing Cassie's taking …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TAKING — 1. сущ. 1) а) захват; взятие б) арест, поимка в) ловля (рыбы и т. п.) 2) а) мн. барыши, сбор; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOSTAGE — сущ. 1) заложник to hold smb. (as a) hostage ≈ держать кого-л. заложником to seize smb. hostage, take smb. hostage …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAKING — taking.ogg 1. ʹteıkıŋ n 1. взятие, овладение, захват и пр. см. take II 2. pl барыши, выручка, сбор the day's …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOSTAGE — hostage.ogg 1. ʹhɒstıdʒ n 1. заложник he was held (as) hostage - его держали в качестве заложника to exchange hostages …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TAKING — 1) берущий 2) брать 3) взятие 4) восприятие 5) впитывание 6) забирание 7) отбор 8) поглощение 9) принятие 10) проникание 11) растворение 12) свозка • by taking x 1 we find — полагая …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TAKING — taking сущ.1) а) захват, взятие (в плен и т.п.) He was one of the three persons killed by terrorists in …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HOSTAGE — hostage сущ.1) заложник to hold smb. (as a) hostage — держать кого-л. заложником to seize smb. hostage, take smb. hostage …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TAKING — 1. ʹteıkıŋ n 1. взятие, овладение, захват и пр. см. take II 2. pl барыши, выручка, сбор the day's takings …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HOSTAGE — 1. ʹhɒstıdʒ n 1. заложник he was held (as) hostage - его держали в качестве заложника to exchange hostages - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TAKING — 1. сущ. 1) а) захват, взятие ( в плен и т. п. ) He was one of the three persons …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOSTAGE — сущ. 1) заложник to hold smb. (as a) hostage — держать кого-л. заложником to seize smb. hostage, take smb. hostage …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TAKING — 1. сущ. 1) а) захват, взятие (в плен и т. п.) He was one of the three persons killed by terrorists in this …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HOSTAGE — сущ. 1) заложник to hold smb. (as a) hostage — держать кого-л. заложником to seize smb. hostage, take smb. hostage — захватывать кого-л. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TAKING — в соч. taking a snapshot — съёмка кадра ( в видеосистеме ) taking facing cuts — обточка торца taking longitudinal …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
TAKING — в соч. taking a snapshot — съёмка кадра (в видеосистеме) taking facing cuts — обточка торца taking longitudinal cuts — резание на продольном …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
TAKING — сущ. 1) захват, изъятие 2) выручка, сбор 3) поступления (денежные) - inventory taking - profit taking - taking out - taking over - unlawful taking
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
TAKING — 1) захват, изъятие 2) pl поступления (денежные) ; выручка - inlawful taking - inventory taking - profit taking
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
TAKING — - taking off the elements - taking out of use
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
TAKING — 1) взятие, овладение; завладение 2) арест 3) улов, добыча • - constructive taking - presumed taking - taking of interest - taking of the body
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
TAKING — 1. сущ. 1) а) захват; взятие б) арест, поимка в) ловля (рыбы и т. п.) 2) а) мн. барыши, сбор; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOSTAGE — сущ. 1) заложник to hold smb. (as a) hostage ≈ держать кого-л. заложником to seize smb. hostage, take smb. hostage …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed

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