- 1. v. t. To keep back or from; to withhold. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident. Source: opted
- 3. v. t. To hold or keep in custody. Source: opted
- 4. n. Detention. Source: opted
- 5. v. deprive of freedom; take into confinement Source: wordnet
- 6. v. stop or halt Source: wordnet
- 7. v. cause to be slowed down or delayed Source: wordnet
- 8. v:100 v deprive of freedom; take into confinement v stop or halt v cause to be slowed down or delayed Source: ecdict
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