detain

Definition of Detain in English :

1. confine, detain

deprive of freedom; take into confinement

2. delay, detain, stay

stop or halt

Example Sentences:
'Please stay the bloodshed!'

3. delay, detain, hold up

cause to be slowed down or delayed

Example Sentences:
'Traffic was delayed by the bad weather'
'she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Detain

verb (transitive)

1.

to delay; hold back; stop

2.

to confine or hold in custody; restrain

3. archaic

to retain or withhold

verb transitive

1.

to keep in custody; confine

2.

to keep from going on; hold back

3. Obsolete

to withhold

tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains

1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard: Our friends were detained by heavy traffic.

2. To keep in custody or confinement: The police detained several suspects for questioning.

3. Archaic To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example).