detain
English Thesaurus
1. cause to be slowed down or delayed (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | stonewall, |
| definition | : | engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | catch, |
| definition | : | delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | stall, |
| definition | : | deliberately delay an event or action (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | buy time, |
| definition | : | act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage (verb.change) |
2. stop or halt (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | check, delay, retard, |
| definition | : | slow the growth or development of (verb.change) |
3. deprive of freedom; take into confinement (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | keep, |
| definition | : | hold and prevent from leaving (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | straiten, |
| definition | : | squeeze together (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand, |
| definition | : | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | intern, |
| definition | : | deprive of freedom (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | bind over, |
| definition | : | order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | imprison, |
| definition | : | confine as if in a prison (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | cage, cage in, |
| definition | : | confine in a cage (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | pin down, trap, |
| definition | : | place in a confining or embarrassing position (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | keep in, |
| definition | : | cause to stay indoors (verb.social) |
4. cause to be slowed down or delayed (verb.change)
| antonym | : | hurry, rush, |
| definition | : | urge to an unnatural speed (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | delay, holdup, delay, holdup, |
| definition | : | the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time (noun.act) |
5. stop or halt (verb.change)
| derivation | : | stay, |
| definition | : | a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted (noun.communication) |
6. deprive of freedom; take into confinement (verb.social)
| derivation | : | confinement, |
| definition | : | the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | detention, |
| definition | : | a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home (noun.act) |
7. cause to be slowed down or delayed (verb.change)
| antonym | : | hurry, rush, |
| definition | : | urge to an unnatural speed (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | delay, holdup, delay, holdup, |
| definition | : | the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time (noun.act) |
8. stop or halt (verb.change)
| derivation | : | stay, |
| definition | : | a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted (noun.communication) |
9. deprive of freedom; take into confinement (verb.social)
| derivation | : | confinement, |
| definition | : | the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | detention, |
| definition | : | a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home (noun.act) |
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