Australian English Meaning of detain
detain
Other Australian English words related to detain
- apprehend
- arrest
- seize
- capture
- commit
- confine
- constrain
- hold
- imprison
- imprison
- jail
- limit
- nab
- Nick
- pinch
- pull in
- Restrain
- restrict
- close
- run in
- bar
- bind
- bust
- get
- collar
- chain
- fetter
- gate
- get
- grab
- Wrestle
- handcuffs
- hook
- intern
- jug
- land
- Nail
- pick up
- remand
- shackle
- trap
- snatch
- trap
- lock up
- re-arrest
- snap (up)
Nearest Words of detain
Definitions and Meaning of detain in English
detain (v)
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
stop or halt
cause to be slowed down or delayed
detain (v. t.)
To keep back or from; to withhold.
To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident.
To hold or keep in custody.
detain (n.)
Detention.
FAQs About the word detain
detain
deprive of freedom; take into confinement, stop or halt, cause to be slowed down or delayedTo keep back or from; to withhold., To restrain from proceeding; to s
apprehend,arrest,seize,capture,commit,confine,constrain,hold,imprison,imprison
emancipate,free,liberate,loose,loosen,Release,spring,discharge,unbind,unchain
detailing => detailed, detailer => detailer, detailed => detailed, detail file => detail file, detail => detail,
