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detain definition
detain |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb detain 2 of 3 senses of detain Sense 1 confine, detain => keep => straiten => imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away remand => bind over => imprison => cage, cage in => trap => keep in Sense 3 delay, detain, hold up => catch => stall => buy time Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb detain 2 of 3 senses of detain Sense 1 confine, detain => keep => straiten => imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away remand => bind over => imprison => cage, cage in => trap => keep in Sense 3 delay, detain, hold up => catch => stall => buy time Entailment of verb detain Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb detain 3 senses of detain Sense 1 confine, detain Sense 2 stay, detain, delay => check, retard Sense 3 delay, detain, hold up => decelerate, slow, slow down slow up retard Familiarity of verb detain detain used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb detain Sense 1 confine, detain -------------- Sense 2 stay, detain, delay => check, retard -------------- Sense 3 delay, detain, hold up => decelerate, slow, slow down slow up retard -------------- Grep of noun detain detainee Overview of verb detain The verb detain has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) confine, detain -- (deprive of freedom; take into confinement) 2. stay, detain, delay -- (stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!") 3. delay, detain, hold up -- (cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather") Overview of verb detain The verb detain has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) confine, detain -- (deprive of freedom; take into confinement) 2. stay, detain, delay -- (stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!") 3. delay, detain, hold up -- (cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather")
detain definition
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