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What is another word for
detain
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To apprehend or arrest someone
To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back
To postpone from being dealt with
To imprison, confine or incarcerate someone
To detain (a person) in conversation against their will
To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion)
Be hampered or constrained by
To refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another)
To become embroiled or implicated in
To make a request or suggestion
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Verb
▲
To apprehend or arrest someone
arrest
apprehend
restrain
confine
imprison
capture
hold
intern
seize
withhold
bust
impound
incarcerate
nab
take
buttonhole
cop
do
gaol
UK
jail
US
nail
collar
nick
pinch
ice
mire
reserve
keep in custody
lock up
take in
haul in
pick up
place in custody
put away
take prisoner
hold in custody
pull in
put into custody
send up
take into custody
put behind bars
put in jail
remand in custody
run in
catch
throw in jail
grab
bag
lay hold of
trap
lift
get
net
snag
hook
take captive
snare
secure
ensnare
land
glom
nobble
corral
prehend
feel your collar
put the cuffs on
abduct
stop
snatch
grapple
round up
snap up
handcuff
book
entrap
appropriate
rap
carry off
take hostage
reel in
take in for questioning
bring in
place under arrest
run down
feel someone's collar
kidnap
annex
US
conquer
take downtown
beach
take hold of
take control of
annexe
UK
take possession of
lasso
entangle
roust
pull
get one's fingers on
pounce on
address
accost
grab hold of
toss in jail
approach
halt
hail
waylay
put under lock and key
put the arm on
speak to
confront
talk to
shout to
solicit
importune
call to
take aside
corner
tree
bind
chain
get a hold of
get hold of
lay hands on
initiate a discussion with
pinion
tether
strap
fetter
lash
manacle
truss
shackle
chain up
tie up
put in irons
more ❯
“Was there reasonable grounds for believing that it was necessary to
detain
the suspect without charge?”
Verb
▲
To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back
delay
impede
constrain
hamper
hinder
stop
keep
obstruct
retard
check
inhibit
control
decelerate
hold up
keep back
slow down
make late
set back
slow up
bog down
hang up
get bogged down
hold back
restrain
stall
arrest
curb
slow
interfere with
withhold
handicap
restrict
slacken
encumber
postpone
hamstring
shackle
trammel
fetter
clog
retardate
mire
defer
stay
choke
interrupt
block
limit
suspend
prevent
brake
stymie
reduce
cramp
hobble
lessen
decrease
deter
waive
handcuff
keep waiting
repress
loiter
halt
cumber
hog-tie
crimp
put back
hold off on
embog
put a brake on
pause
choke off
take down
close off
shut off
shut down
back off
remit
prorogue
bring to screeching halt
get in the way of
throw a spanner in the works of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
manacle
short-circuit
sink
tie up
hold off
interfere
cause to wait
cause to stay
avert
foil
thwart
derail
temper
stunt
protract
cripple
curtail
shelve
intermit
bar
prolong
confine
hold
frustrate
regulate
moderate
abate
lag
diminish
put off
reef
quiet
qualify
procrastinate
stand in the way of
stave off
hold over
rein in
wind down
put the brakes on
cut back
lose steam
back-water
lose speed
cut down
anchor it
deny
retain
let down flaps
hit the brakes
suppress
cease
cut off
discontinue
refuse
lay off
bridle
keep hold of
stifle
put on hold
put on ice
refuse to pay
put on back burner
put on the shelf
dawdle
baffle
flag
baulk
UK
down
poke
bog
hesitate
balk
US
loaf
falter
let up
more ❯
“Immigration officers would
detain
him with a throng of questions about the purpose of his visit.”
Verb
▲
To postpone from being dealt with
table
postpone
adjourn
defer
delay
park
reschedule
shelve
prorogue
reserve
suspend
mothball
hold
withhold
continue
retain
suppress
hang
remit
stall
cool
respite
contain
hold back
hold off
hold over
put aside
put back
put off
take offline
hold off on
put on hold
put on ice
put on the back burner
put on the shelf
pigeonhole
stay
retard
hold up
put over
carry over
hold in abeyance
lay on the table
put in cold storage
take a rain check on
hinder
obstruct
impede
intermit
procrastinate
protract
extend
slow
prolong
lay over
hang fire
set aside
give rain check
put on back burner
block
lengthen
waive
arrest
curb
handicap
check
inhibit
encumber
hamper
interrupt
restrain
still
clog
stop
restrict
prevent
hamstring
halt
trammel
decelerate
discontinue
cumber
catch
stand over
set back
slow up
slow down
put in abeyance
put off the evil hour
do later
put a brake on
interfere with
throw a spanner in the works of
ward off
bring up
pull up
put off the evil day
fetch up
draw up
keep back
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To imprison, confine or incarcerate someone
gaol
UK
jail
US
imprison
confine
incarcerate
intern
immure
constrain
lock up
hold
commit
jug
put away
hold prisoner
impound
put in prison
bastille
book
cage
can
hold captive
prison
railroad
send down
sentence
take into custody
bang up
clap in irons
put behind bars
put in chains
put in irons
put inside
put into detention
lock away
send to prison
send up
take away
put on ice
throw in dungeon
throw away the keys
throw the book at
put under lock and key
fence in
shut up
keep
coop up
shut in
pen
trap
wall in
mew up
keep under lock and key
close in
remand
restrain
enclose
coop
rail in
hold in custody
put in jail
pen in
hem in
circumscribe
curb
ice
lock in
bind
corral
quarantine
restrict
mew
slough
settle
inter
cloister
entomb
seclude
wall
put in solitary
throw in jail
throw book at
throw into irons
shut away
send up the river
put into irons
nab
trammel
occlude
stockade
closet
limit
check
apprehend
house
cage in
bottle up
hold hostage
keep captive
take prisoner
arrest
keep in custody
pound
hold under custody
keep under custody
keep under constraint
ring
encircle
encompass
surround
hurdle
pen up
bound
kettle
box in
box up
gird
compass
hedge in
repress
straiten
bar
shorten
fix
hinder
narrow
wall up
hog-tie
cramp
cool
delimit
sequester
enslave
cool down
hold back
clip someone's wings
put a lid on
circle
envelop
environ
cut off
girdle
border
wreathe
hedge
fence
blockade
encase
skirt
inclose
fringe
embrace
beset
contain
enwreath
encage
hem
mure
beleaguer
invest
edge
shut off
engird
besiege
siege
circumvent
round
block off
rim
margin
loop
ring round
lay siege to
close in on
wrap
flank
line
include
corner
catch
case
capture
box
possess
store
frame
cordon off
fence off
pin down
hold in
protect
lock something in
seal off
palisade
secure
defend
guard
leaguer
picket
separate
drive into a corner
belt
assail
assault
attack
congregate
cover
safeguard
shield
ward
forfend
screen
bulwark
fend
fortify
orbit
circuit
work over
work on
circulate
cincture
tour
coil
circumduct
begird
go round
ensphere
rail
separate off
come at from all sides
go around
enwreathe
throng
inundate
outline
verge
enclave
enfold
close around
more ❯
Verb
▲
To detain (a person) in conversation against their will
buttonhole
grab
accost
catch
waylay
hail
address
approach
confront
halt
intercept
stop
call to
collar
importune
nobble
shout to
solicit
speak to
take aside
talk to
ambush
corner
initiate a discussion with
challenge
oppose
face
dare
greet
annoy
welcome
brace
flag
salute
proposition
entice
bother
cross
hound
call
restrict
surround
swoop down on
pounce on
stop and talk to
whistle for
run into
pin down
tackle
defy
beard
brave
resist
assault
attack
meet
outbrave
outface
brazen
encounter
breast
cope with
go one-on-one
call out
provoke
threaten
flout
scorn
antagonise
UK
call one's bluff
tell off
face off
stand up to
brazen out
affront
make my day
square up to
face up to
withstand
come face to face with
face with
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
deal with
face down
come up against
repel
meet head-on
go up against
antagonize
US
front
fight
engage
battle
contend with
take on
grapple with
handle
take
experience
suffer
bear
endure
stomach
court
eyeball
sustain
stand
swallow
risk
countenance
tolerate
play
brook
venture
allow
abide
brace for
submit to
be confronted by
play against
square off
make a stand
bit the bullet
be drawn against
fly in face of
take the bull by the horns
combat
collide with
engage with
battle with
strive against
clash with
face off against
struggle with
skirmish with
struggle against
get into conflict with
do battle with
cross swords with
come into conflict with
meet head on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion)
intercept
block
catch
check
seize
stop
interrupt
obstruct
take
arrest
commandeer
cut off
expropriate
grab
impede
snatch
ambush
attack
challenge
deflect
interdict
accost
appropriate
buttonhole
capture
confront
curb
divert
head off
hijack
hinder
interlope
interpose
prevent
shortstop
tackle
waylay
pick off
pounce on
take on
cut in
swoop down on
take away
make off with
head off at pass
wrestle
throw
sack
fell
grasp
floor
collar
nail
halt
clutch
grapple
down
contend with
bring down
knock down
grapple with
throw down
face up to
take hold of
put the freeze on
bring to the ground
have a go at
rugby-tackle
Verb
▲
Be hampered or constrained by
bind
restrict
confine
restrain
constrain
hamper
hinder
inhibit
limit
oblige
compel
engage
force
handicap
make
prescribe
require
shackle
impede
impel
necessitate
obligate
trammel
coerce
enslave
hogtie
indenture
tie down
yoke
hem in
keep within bounds
lock up
tie hand and foot
put lock on
put half nelson on
control
check
curb
contain
bridle
suppress
hold
subdue
regulate
repress
govern
muzzle
cork
moderate
dampen
rein
prevent
bit
hold back
measure
keep
curtail
keep in check
rule
smother
stifle
tame
harness
leash
hold in check
bottle up
debar
choke back
straiten
rein in
gaol
UK
keep down
rein back
crack down
keep the lid on
guide
box up
impound
keep under control
jail
US
deter
delimit
put a brake on
circumscribe
put away
hold down
direct
gag
pin down
pull back
imprison
keep in line
sit on
retard
bring under control
pull in
have on a tight leash
cool
kill
stay
keep in
stem
fetter
hold in
clog
hog-tie
hobble
manacle
slow down
withhold
tie up
stem the flow of
discipline
silence
bite back
muffle
swallow
fight back
strangle
keep back
freeze
peg
refrain
deny
cook
entrammel
ice
tie
scrub
abstain
put a limit on
button up
box in
send up
cool down
put the brakes on
cut back
cool off
keep lid on
keep a lid on
keep tight rein on
bring to screeching halt
keep a tight rein on
obstruct
stop
discourage
arrest
frustrate
cramp
bar
slow
interfere with
baulk
UK
encumber
block
dissuade
halt
foil
handcuff
quash
embarrass
short-circuit
stymie
thwart
prohibit
forbid
faze
reduce
stall
sandbag
ward
interdict
outlaw
hold up
avert
taboo
enjoin
balk
US
put an end to
hang up
put on brakes
put an stop to
nip in the bud
throw a spanner in the works of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another)
withhold
retain
hide
keep
reserve
conceal
hold
refuse
stop
forbear
keep secret
refrain
suppress
abstain
bridle
constrain
deduct
hold back
inhibit
keep back
kill
resist
sit on
spike
fail to disclose
hold on to
keep hold of
keep yourself
refuse to give
stop yourself
clam up
dummy up
hold down
hold out
stop oneself
hold out on
keep to oneself
keep under wraps
keep under one's hat
maintain
preserve
save
uphold
possess
conserve
own
perpetuate
have
contain
command
enjoy
husband
grasp
grip
cherish
nurture
hang on to
keep up
continue with
keep possession
continue to have
cleave to
hold fast to
clutch on to
hold fast
cling to
keep possession of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To become embroiled or implicated in
mire
embroil
entangle
involve
enmesh
broil
embrangle
bog down
cling
decelerate
ensnare
entrap
flounder
implicate
retard
snare
stick
tangle
trap
mix up
tangle up
catch up
hang up
set back
slow down
slow up
incriminate
snarl
complicate
compromise
connect
concern
associate
trouble
catch
muddle
inculpate
expose
link
affect
draw in
stitch up
drag into
encumber
net
trammel
confound
perplex
confuse
disunite
disturb
derange
disorder
ensnarl
delay
entoil
mesh
hinder
impede
hook
cause trouble
arrest
slow
box in
lay for
lay a trap for
make party to
get into
snarl up
wrap up in
bear on
rope in
embog
hold up
tie up
make a party to
stigmatise
UK
relate
point the finger at
point finger at
blame
name
impute
frame
accuse
point to
bring in
pin on
finger
include
charge
mean
cite
stigmatize
US
lay at one's door
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make a request or suggestion
approach
appeal to
propose to
advise
implore
plead with
sound out
accost
beseech
broach
confer with
consult
address
broach the matter to
broach the matter with
buttonhole
entreat
feel out
make a request to
solicit
suggest to
supplicate
take aside
engage in conversation
initiate a discussion with
make advances to
make a proposal to
make conversation with
make overtures to
waylay
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