to catch or arrest someone, such as a criminal or enemy

To deliberately let someone go or relax control in order to better capture or control them later.

to capture alive

to submit to capture or give up without putting up a fight

stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy

to be captured or taken prisoner

to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader

A jocular term for Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarital affairs discovered on that day.