detain
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(verb) cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather" |
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Synonyms: delay, hold up |
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Related Words: buy time, catch, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, stall |
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(verb) stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" |
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Synonyms: delay, stay |
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Related Words: check, retard |
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(verb) deprive of freedom; take into confinement |
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Synonyms: confine |
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Related Words: cage, cage in, gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, keep in, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand, straiten, trap |
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