An object of an ardent desire.
Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
Something that has been captured; a captive.
An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
The recording or storage of something for later playback.
To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
To reproduce convincingly.
To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.