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Meaning of detain
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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}]
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