Detain has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
2
stop or halt
"Please stay the bloodshed!"
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"
4
To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
Example Sentences
"Please stay the bloodshed!"
verb
"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"
verb
"she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
verb
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