Associations to the word «Detain»
Noun
- Deserter
- Deprivation
- Inmate
- Magistrate
- Pow
- Juvenile
- Majesty
- Coercion
- Refugee
- Pakistani
- Ahmed
- Messenger
- Offense
- Gaza
- Provision
- Sabotage
- Policeman
- Bahrain
- Liberty
- Operative
- Apology
- Vessel
- Insurrection
- Convict
- Harassment
- Riot
- Conspirator
- Transporting
- Debtor
- Disappearance
- Baghdad
- Sichuan
- Reuter
- Spokesman
- Killing
- Arrival
- Khalid
- Hearing
- Barracks
- Gui
- Malaysian
- Ibrahim
- Regime
- Seizure
- Diligence
- Mohammed
- Fbi
- Endeavour
- Corruption
- Custom
- Petition
- Abduction
- Lordship
- Delay
- Discretion
- Crime
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
DETAIN, verb. Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
DETAIN, verb. (transitive) To put under custody.
DETAIN, verb. (transitive) To keep back or from; to withhold.
Dictionary definition
DETAIN, verb. Deprive of freedom; take into confinement.
DETAIN, verb. Stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!".
DETAIN, verb. 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".
Wise words
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.