Detain - Definition
detain
v 1: deprive of freedom; take into confinement [syn: confine,
detain] [ant: free, liberate, loose, release,
unloose, unloosen]
2: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: stay,
detain, delay]
3: 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" [syn: delay, detain, hold up] [ant:
hurry, rush]