meaning of detain
1. To keep back or from; to withhold.
2. To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident.
3. To hold or keep in custody.
4. Detention.
5. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didnt want to
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Related Words
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