To seize, capture, or arrest (someone or something), often by force.
現行犯で泥棒を引っ捕らえた。
We apprehended the thief in the act.
警察は容疑者を引っ捕らえるため周辺を封鎖した。
The police cordoned off the area to capture the suspect.
猟師が傷ついた鹿を引っ捕らえた。
The hunter captured the injured deer.
子どもの頃、鬼ごっこでよく引っ捕らえられた。
When I was a child I was often caught in tag games.