DETAIN
\dɪtˈe͡ɪn], \dɪtˈeɪn], \d_ɪ_t_ˈeɪ_n]\
Definitions of DETAIN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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deprive of freedom; take into confinement
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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"
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident.
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To hold or keep in custody.
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Detention.
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See Imprison.
By Oddity Software
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To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident.
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To hold or keep in custody.
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Detention.
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See Imprison.
By Noah Webster.
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To hold back; restrain from departure; delay; keep in custody; as, the magistrate ordered the prisoner to be detained.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
