detain
Verb
Verb Forms: detained, detaining, detains
- To keep someone in official custody; to delay.
- deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- stop or halt
- cause to be slowed down or delayed
- To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
- To put under custody.
- To keep back or from; to withhold.
- To seize goods for official purposes.
Examples
- The opponent tried to DETAIN the game by taking excessive time on their turns.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French detenir. Cognate with Italian detenere, Portuguese deter, Romanian deține, and Spanish detener.
Scrabble Score: 7
detain: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddetain: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
detain: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
detain: valid Words With Friends Word