English noun: gaining control | |||
| 1. | gaining control (act) the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property | ||
| Synonyms | capture, seizure | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquiring, getting | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, conquering, conquest, enslavement, pinch, subjection, subjugation, taking into custody, usurpation | ||