1. detain - verb
· deprive of freedom; take into confinement
Synonym(s): confine
2. detain - verb
· stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
Hypernym(s): check, retard, delay
3. detain - verb
· cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
Hypernym(s): decelerate, slow, slow_down, slow_up, retard
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