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Detain
Definition of Detain
1.
Deprive of freedom; take into confinement
Verb
2.
Stop or halt
Verb
3.
Cause to be slowed down or delayed
Verb
Synonyms for word "detain"
delay
hold up
delay
stay
confine
Semanticaly linked words with "detain"
keep
straiten
gaol
immure
imprison
incarcerate
jail
jug
lag
put away
put behind bars
remand
intern
bind over
cage
cage in
pin down
trap
keep in
check
delay
retard
decelerate
retard
slow
slow down
slow up
stonewall
catch
stall
buy time