HOSTAGE


Meaning of HOSTAGE in English

noun

VERB + HOSTAGE

▪ hold (sb) , keep (sb)

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Eight people were held ~ for four months.

▪ seize , take (sb)

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The gunmen took 24 ~s.

▪ free , release , rescue

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diplomatic efforts to get the ~s released

▪ execute , kill

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