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Main Entry:	detain
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	hold, keep back; arrest
Synonyms:	apprehend, bog down, bust, check, confine, constrain, decelerate, delay, hinder, hold up, ice, impede, inhibit, intern, jail, mire, nab, pick up, pinch, pull in, put away, reserve, restrain, retard, run in, set back, withhold, buttonhole, hang up, send up, slow down, slow up
Antonyms:	free, liberate, release, let go

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Main Entry:	arrest
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	take into authorized custody
Synonyms:	apprehend, bag, book, brace, bust, capture, catch, collar, detain, drop, get, grab, hook, imprison, incarcerate, jail, kick, nab, nail, net, nick, pick up, pinch, pull, pull in, round up, roust, run in, secure, seize, sidetrack, snag, tab, tag, take in, gaff, glom, put the arm on, put the cuffs on, take prisoner, toss in jail

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Main Entry:	bind
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	obligate; restrict
Synonyms:	compel, confine, constrain, detain, engage, enslave, force, hamper, hinder, indenture, necessitate, oblige, prescribe, require, restrain, restrict, yoke, hogtie*, lock up, put half nelson on, put lock on
Antonyms:	allow, free, let, permit, set free

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Main Entry:	bog down
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	stick; become stuck
Synonyms:	decelerate, delay, detain, halt, impede, retard, set back, sink, slacken, stall, hang up, slow down, slow up

Main Entry:	bust
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	arrest for illegal action
Synonyms:	apprehend, catch, collar, cop*, detain, nab, pick up, pinch, pull in, raid, run in, search
Antonyms:	exonerate, let go

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Main Entry:	confine
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	enclose, limit
Synonyms:	bar, bind, bound, cage, circumscribe, constrain, cool, cramp, detain, enslave, fix, hinder, hold back, ice*, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, keep, put away, repress, restrain, restrict, shorten, shut up, cool down, delimit, hem in, hog-tie, put a lid on, put on ice, send up
Antonyms:	free, liberate, release, let go

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Main Entry:	coop
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	confine
Synonyms:	cage, corral, detain, enclose, impound, imprison, incarcerate, intern, keep, pen, shut up, trap, close in, fence in, hem in, hold captive, hold prisoner, lock up, put under lock and key, shut in
Notes:	a coop is a cage or enclosure; a co-op is a cooperative organization
Antonyms:	set free

Main Entry:	defer
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	hold off, put off
Synonyms:	adjourn, block, delay, detain, extend, hinder, hold up, impede, lengthen, obstruct, postpone, procrastinate, prolong, protract, remit, retard, shelve, slow, stall, stay, suspend, table, waive, give rain check, hang fire, intermit, lay over, prorogue, put on back burner, put on hold, put on ice, set aside
Antonyms:	advance, expedite, forge, forward, hasten, hurry

Main Entry:	delay
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	cause stop in action
Synonyms:	adjourn, arrest, bar, block, check, choke, clog, confine, curb, dawdle, defer, detain, deter, dilly-dally*, discourage, drag, encumber, filibuster, hamper, hold, impede, inhibit, interfere, keep, lag, linger, loiter, obstruct, postpone, prevent, procrastinate, prolong, protract, put off, repress, restrict, retard, shelve, slacken, stall, stave off, stay, suspend, table, tarry, temporize, withhold, bide time, gain time, hold over, intermit, keep back, lay over, prorogue, remand
Antonyms:	advance, dispatch, expedite, further, hasten, hurry, rush, speed

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Main Entry:	hold
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	have in one's hands, possession; grasp
Synonyms:	adhere, arrest, bind, bottle up, carry, catch, check, cherish, clasp, cleave, clench, clinch, cling, clutch, confine, contain, cradle, detain, embrace, enclose, enjoy, fondle, grip, handle, hang on, have, hug, imprison, keep, maintain, nourish, occupy, own, possess, press, restrain, retain, secure, seize, squeeze, stick, take, trammel, vise, wield, withhold, wring, cork up, freeze to, keep close, keep out, lock up, not let go, palm, put a lock on, stay put
Antonyms:	drop, release, let go

Main Entry:	hold up
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	postpone
Synonyms:	delay, detain, hinder, impede, interfere, interrupt, pause, retard, set back, stay, stop, suspend, waive, hold off, prorogue, slow down
Antonyms:	allow, continue, forward, permit, promote

Main Entry:	imprison
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	confine; put in jail
Synonyms:	apprehend, bottle up, cage, check, circumscribe, closet, commit, constrain, curb, detain, hold, ice, immure, impound, incarcerate, intern, jail, keep, limit, nab, occlude, pen, put away, restrain, stockade, trammel, bastille, fence in, hold captive, hold hostage, hold in custody, keep captive, keep in custody, lock in, lock up, put behind bars, rail in, remand, send to prison, send up, shut in, take prisoner
Antonyms:	free, release, let go

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Main Entry:	incarcerate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	put in jail, confinement
Synonyms:	book, cage, commit, confine, constrain, detain, hold, immure, impound, imprison, intern, jail, put away, railroad*, restrain, restrict, settle, bastille, coop up, lock up, put on ice, put under lock and key, send up the river, slough, take away, throw book at
Antonyms:	free, release, let go

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Main Entry:	jail
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	incarcerate
Synonyms:	book, cage, can, confine, constrain, detain, hold, immure, impound, imprison, prison, put away, railroad, sentence, bastille, lock up, put behind bars, put on ice, send up, take away*, throw away the keys, throw in dungeon, throw the book at
Antonyms:	free, liberate

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Main Entry:	keep
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	hold, maintain
Synonyms:	accumulate, amass, cache, carry, conduct, conserve, control, deposit, detain, direct, enjoy, garner, grasp, grip, have, heap, hold back, manage, own, pile, place, possess, preserve, put, put up, reserve, retain, save, season, stack, stock, store, withhold, care for, deal in, trade in
Antonyms:	consume, disperse, give, hand over, release, give up, let go

Main Entry:	keep
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	prevent
Synonyms:	arrest, avert, block, check, constrain, control, curb, delay, detain, deter, hamper, hamstring, hinder, hold back, impede, inhibit, limit, obstruct, restrain, retard, shackle, stall, stop, withhold
Antonyms:	let go, let happen

Main Entry:	mire
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	delay, catch up in
Synonyms:	bog down, cling, decelerate, detain, dirty, embroil, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, flounder, implicate, involve, retard, set back, sink, snare, soil, stick, tangle, trap, hang up, slow down, slow up

Main Entry:	nab
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	seize
Synonyms:	apprehend, arrest, capture, catch, clutch, cop, detain, grab, nail, pick up, run in, snatch, take, take into custody
Antonyms:	release, let go

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Main Entry:	nail
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	capture, arrest
Synonyms:	apprehend, bag, catch, collar, detain, get, hook, nab, pinch, secure, seize, take*, prehend
Antonyms:	liberate, release, let go

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Main Entry:	pick up
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	arrest for crime
Synonyms:	apprehend, book, bust, collar, detain, nab, pinch, pull in, run in, take into custody
Antonyms:	free, release