Detain definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DETAIN, v.t. [L., to hold. See Tenant.] 1. To keep ... or from; to withhold; to keep what belongs to another. Detain not the wages of the hireling. 2. To keep or ... or stop. We were detained by the rain. Let us detain thee, till we have made ready a kid. Judges 13 ... 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; " ...
... Luke 4. 5. To hold or restrain from departure; to detain. --That I may know what keeps me here with you ... for sale 3. a. to restrain from departure or removal ; detain < keep children after school > b. hold back, restrain < keep them ... Memorial Day with the laying of wreaths >. Synonyms: keep, retain, detain, withhold, reserve mean to hold in one's possession or ... forced loss < managed to retain their dignity even in poverty >. detain suggests a delay in letting go < detained them for questioning ... something (will keep you from going too fast). 6 tr. detain; cause to be late (what kept you?). 7 tr. a ... s power or possession; not to lose; to retain; to detain. If we lose the field, We can not keep ...
... delayeth his coming. Matthew 14. 2. To retard; to stop, detain or hinder for a time; to restrain motion, or render ... work that she didn't want to perform" [syn: delay, detain, hold up] [ant: hurry, rush] 2: act later than planned ... 3: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: stay, detain, delay] 4: slow the growth or development of; "The brain ... 1. put off, postpone < delay a departure > 2. to stop, detain, or hinder for a time < the mails were delayed by ... to cause delay • delayer noun Synonyms: delay, retard, slow, slacken, detain mean to cause to be late or behind in movement ... power or effort < on hot days runners slacken their pace >. detain implies a holding back beyond a reasonable or appointed ...
... which buttons are pushed [syn: buttonhole, button hole] v 1: detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to ... III. transitive verb Etymology: alteration of buttonhold Date: 1857 to detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to ... in a lapel buttonhole. --v.tr. 1 colloq. accost and detain (a reluctant listener). 2 make buttonholes in. Phrases and idioms ... v. t. To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me ... to tears, boutonniere, bug, cajole, call to, coax, corner, corsage, detain, dun, exert pressure, greet, hail, halloo, importune, invoke, nag, nag ...
Detention definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DETENTION, n. [See Detain.] 1. The act of detaining; a withholding from another his ... Anglo-French, from Latin detention-, detentio, from detin?re to detain Date: 15th century 1. the act or fact of detaining ... of young offenders. Etymology: F détention or LL detentio (as DETAIN) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Detention De*ten"tion, n. [L. detentio: cf. F. d['e]tention. See Detain.] 1. The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding ...
... 6: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: stay, detain, delay] 7: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room ... wish were false. --Hooker. 5. To hinde?; to delay; to detain; to keep back. Your ships are stayed at Venice. --Shak ... defer, deferment, deferral, defy time, delay, delayage, delayed reaction, desist, detain, detention, deter, determent, deterrence, dillydally, discontinuance, discontinuation, discontinue, discourage, discouragement ...
... detention, from feminine of detenu, past participle of detenir to detain Date: 15th century 1. a common-law action for the ... 277), n. [OF. detinu, detenu, p. p. of detenir to detain. See Detain.] A person or thing detained; (Law) A form of action ...
... going or coming; holding in custody. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Detain De*tain" (d[-e]*t[=a]n"), v. t. [imp ... See Tenable.] 1. To keep back or from; to withhold. Detain not the wages of the hireling. --Jer. Taylor. 2. To ... delay; as, we were detained by an accident. Let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for ...
... confine in a prison or jail, or to arrest and detain in custody in any place. 2. To confine; to shut ... 1. To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to confine. He imprisoned was in chains remediles ... coop, coop in, coop up, cordon, cordon off, corral, curb, detain, encircle, enclose, encompass, enshrine, fence in, gaol, hedge in, hem ...
... U.S. Military Dictionary See missing. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Detain De*tain" (d[-e]*t[=a]n"), v. t. [imp ... See Tenable.] 1. To keep back or from; to withhold. Detain not the wages of the hireling. --Jer. Taylor. 2. To ... delay; as, we were detained by an accident. Let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for ...
... musso.] 1. To entertain the mind agreeably; to occupy or detain attention with agreeable objects, whether by singing, conversation, or a ... is often said, we are amused with trifles. 2. To detain; to engage the attention by hope or expectation; as, to ... pr. & vb. n. Amusing.] [F. amuser to make stay, to detain, to amuse, [`a] (L. ad) + OF. muser. See Muse, v ...
... held him prisoner; held him at arm's length). b detain, esp. in custody (hold him until I arrive). 7 tr ... Possess, retain, have, occupy, keep possession of. 3. Restrain, confine, detain, imprison, shut in, shut up, hem in. 4. Bind, fasten ... defy time, delay, deny, dependency, depository, depot, derivative title, desist, detain, diminish, direct, discontinue, display, do, do it, dock, dominance, domination ...
... s power or possession; not to lose; to retain; to detain. If we lose the field, We can not keep the ... is the desire to continue it.'' --Locke. Syn: To retain; detain; reserve; preserve; hold; restrain; maintain; sustain; support; withhold. -- To Keep ...