DETAIN


Meaning of DETAIN in English

verb

1.

Synonyms: arrest 2, apprehend, ||bust, nab, pick up, pinch, pull in, run in

Related Word: buttonhole, hold, restrain

2.

Synonyms: keep 5, hold, hold back, keep back, keep out, reserve, retain, withhold

3.

Synonyms: delay 1, bog (down), decelerate, embog, hang up, mire, retard, set back, slacken, slow (up or down)

Related Word: check, curb, inhibit, restrain

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