Detain

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[v] cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"
[v] stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
[v] deprive of freedom; take into confinement

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Synonyms

confine, delay, hold up, stay

Antonyms

free, hurry, liberate, loose, release, rush, unloose, unloosen

Related Terms

apprehend, arrest, backpedal, backwater, block, bog down, bottle up, box up, brake, bust, buttonhole, cage, check, clip the wings, cloister, confine, constrain, coop, coop in, coop up, cork up, countercheck, crib, curb, dam up, damp, dampen, decelerate, d