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  Synonym Collection v1.1
Main Entry:  detain
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  arrest, check, confine, delay, hinder, hold, impede, imprison, inhibit, keep, mire, restrain, retard, stop
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  delay
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired.
Synonyms:  hang up, hold up, lag, retard, set back, slow, stall
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  hold
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To keep in custody.
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  jail
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To put in jail.
Synonyms:  confine, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, lock

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