Hostage

What do we mean by hostage?

A person held by one party in a conflict as security that specified terms will be met by the opposing party. noun

One that serves as security against an implied threat. noun

One that is manipulated by the demands of another. noun

An inn; a lodging. noun

To give as a hostage.

A person given or held as a pledge of or security for the performance of certain stipulations, as those of a treaty, or the satisfaction of certain demands. noun

A thing given as a pledge. noun

A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released. noun

A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released. noun

A prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms noun

A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.

A person seized in order to compel another party to act (or refrain from acting) in a certain way, because of the threat of harm to the hostage.

Something that constrains one's actions because it is at risk.

One who is compelled by something, especially something that poses a threat; one who is not free to choose their own course of action.

The condition of being held as security or to compel someone else to act or not act in a particular way.

Words that are spelled similarly to hostage:
hostage, postage, costage.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word hostage:
negotiator, gunpoint, taker, standoff, ransom, crisis, swat, negotiation, rescue, kidnapping, captivity, freed, situation, demands, rescued, kidnapped, demanding, captive, tehran, calm, embassy, terrorist, threatening, escape, negotiate, negotiations, kill, inmates, demanded, escaped, iranian, siege, pirates, batman, raid, surrender, fbi, incident, forcing, shoot, rebel, abu, killing, lebanon, killed, tries, murdered, bomb, iran, prisoner, arrive, seized, police, exchange, rebels, save, gang, iraq, prison, shot, ensure, taking, armed, gun, shooting.

Adjectives that are often used to describe hostage:
held, american, valuable, former, political, entire, young, royal, single, british, female, important, last, second, only, virtual, precious, potential, innocent, french, dead, third, useful, willing, english, chief, helpless, nuclear, permanent, emotional, indian, future, male, unwilling, additional, voluntary, fellow, civilian, diplomatic, iranian, day, live, unfortunate, mere, kept, noble, israeli, spanish, perfect, six, longer, roman, official, west, greek, prominent, freed, imperial, sacred, corporate, soviet, dangerous, firm, dean, prime.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective hostage:
crisis, taking, situation, taker, situations, takers, rescue, negotiator, issue, negotiations, incident, negotiation, incidents, release, mission, negotiators, takings, drama, problem, team, families, attempt, seizure, story, crises, exchange, affair, operation, case, theory, ordeal, relationship, deal, episode, question, princes, teams, syndrome, operations, son, standoff, scene, seizures, rescues, releases, victims, siege, holding, barricade, scenario, unit, missions, prince, game, agreement, camp, holder, sons, executions, victim, site, exchanges, takeover, casualties, swap, recovery, survival, inside, deaths, episodes, debacle.

Words that sound like hostage:
hostage, hosting, hasting, hoisting, husting, hostie, heisting, hottish, haastia, postage, hostile, hostel, hasta, hostil, hosta, hostas, costage, wastage, hasty, hosted, histo, hestia, hoisted, hastie, hotting, hasti, husted, hastin, haast, huestis, hastile, high stick, hemstitch, hodesh, the stage, cottage, vestige, wattage, pottage, nottage, distich, restage, hostess, hostages, huston, hata, heston, hasted, housetop, haust, houseing, hot fudge, hasa, heaston, heisted, haston, husten, house dick, hueston, hesston, houting, house sitting, lost touch, haustra, hosah, high step, hustad, wasting, westing, wantage, hartig, hating, haste, heritage, heist, heating, haystack, costing, hester, hast, hastings, hati, hatting, hest, dotage, heists, hearting, heister, haster, hastate, bossage, harting, hasi, hastier, hastes, hastur, hardish, haso, hartlage, high style.