Analysis Complete

detain

/ detain /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
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"
Opposites:
rush hurry
Type of:
decelerate slow slow down
Kinds of:
stonewall catch stall buy time
Derived:
delay holdup
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
stop or halt
"Please stay the bloodshed!"
Type of:
check retard delay
Derived:
delay holdup stay
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
Opposites:
free liberate release unloose unloosen
Kinds of:
keep straiten imprison incarcerate lag
Derived:
detention hold custody detainee political detainee
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
36%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

decelerate slow slow down stonewall catch stall buy time rush hurry check retard delay