Dictionary | 3 Results
#1 detain v. [confine] deprive of freedom; take into confinement. wn
#2 detain v. [stay, delay] stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!". wn
#3 detain v. [delay, hold up] 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". wn
#2 detain v. [stay, delay] stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!". wn
#3 detain v. [delay, hold up] 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". wn
