Word

detain, v.
(detained, detaining, detains)
freq. cnt. 1

deprive of freedom; take into confinement
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

confine detain

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

detention detainee detention

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

confinement

antonym

free

semantic pointers

hyponym

keep straiten imprison, jail, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jug, gaol, put away, remand intern bind over imprison cage, cage in trap, pin down keep in

cause to be slowed down or delayed
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3

delay detain hold up

sample sentences

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

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

delay

antonym

rush

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

holdup

semantic pointers

hypernym

slow, slow down, decelerate, slow up, retard

hyponym

stonewall catch stall buy time

stop or halt
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

delay detain stay

sample sentences

"Please stay the bloodshed!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stay

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

delay

semantic pointers

hypernym

check, retard, delay