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hostage
noun(hos-tage)
a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
hostage
noun(hos-tage)
a person taken by force to secure the taker's demands
hostage
noun(hos-tage)
one that is involuntarily controlled by an outside influence
hostage
noun(hos-tage)
a situation in which someone is holding people as hostages
hostage
idiom(hos-tage)
something (such as a promise or an action) that someone has made or done that may cause problems in the future
hostage
idiom(hos-tage)
a person whose future success or failure is controlled by luck or fortune

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