1. (v. t.) To keep back or from; to withhold.

2. (v. t.) To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident.

3. (v. t.) To hold or keep in custody.

4. (n.) Detention.

apprehend arrest backpedal backwater block bog down bottle up box up brake bust buttonhole cage check clip the wings cloister confine constrain coop coop in coop up cork up countercheck crib curb dam up damp dampen decelerate delay drag draw rein ease off ease up encage enclose fence in hang up hem in hinder hold hold back hold in check hold in custody hold in restraint hold up immure impede impound inhibit intercept interfere intermeddle interrupt intervene keep keep back keep in keep in check keep in custody keep in detention keep out lag let down let up lose ground lose momentum lose speed make late meddle mew mew up mire moderate nab obstruct oppose pen pen up pick up pinch pound pull in rail in reef rein in relax repress reserve resist restrain restrict retain retard run in scotch seal up set back shackle shut in shut up slack off slack up slacken slow slow down slow up snub stay stop suppress take in sail throttle down wall in withhold