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prisoners
noun(pris-on-er)
a person deprived of liberty and kept under involuntary restraint, confinement, or custody; especially : one on trial or in prison
prisoners
noun(pris-on-er)
someone restrained as if in prison
prisoners
adjective(pris-on-er)
having a fierce, relentless, or merciless character
prisoners
noun(pris-on-er)
a fellow prisoner
prisoners
noun phrase(pris-on-er)
a person captured in war; especially : a member of the armed forces of a nation who is taken by the enemy during combat
prisoners
noun(pris-on-er)
a game in which players on each of two teams seek to tag and imprison players of the other team who have ventured out of their home territory
prisoners
verb(pris-on-er)
to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: such as
prisoners
verb(pris-on-er)
to seize or capture physically
prisoners
verb(pris-on-er)
to get possession of (fish or game) by killing or capturing

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