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hold captive

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Main Entry: coop
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: confine

Synonyms:

cage, close in, corral, detain, enclose, fence in, hem in, hold captive, hold prisoner, impound, imprison, incarcerate, intern, keep, lock up, pen, put under lock and key, shut in, shut up, trap
Notes: a coop is a cage or enclosure; a co-op is a cooperative organization

Antonyms:

set free
Main Entry: fetter
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: tie up, hold

Synonyms:

bind, chain, check, clog, confine, cuff, curb, drag feet, encumber, hamper, hamstring, handcuff, hang up, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold captive, leash, manacle, put straitjacket on, repress, restrain, restrict, shackle, throw monkey wrench in, trammel

Antonyms:

free, let go, loose, loosen, release
Main Entry: imprison
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: confine; put in jail

Synonyms:

apprehend, bastille, bottle up, cage, check, circumscribe, closet, commit, constrain, curb, detain, fence in, hold, hold captive, hold hostage, hold in custody, ice*, immure, impound, incarcerate, intern, jail, keep, keep captive, keep in custody, limit, lock in, lock up, nab, occlude, pen, put away, put behind bars, rail in, remand, restrain, send to prison, send up, shut in, stockade, take prisoner, trammel

Antonyms:

free, let go, release
Main Entry: shackle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: restrain

Synonyms:

bind, chain, confine, cuff, fetter, handcuff, hog-tie, hold, hold captive, manacle, put a straitjacket on, secure, tie up, trammel
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