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Urdu Meanings, Pronounciation and Synonyms:

detain

(Pronunciation -تلفظ سنیۓ ) US:

Slow

Normal

detain Urdu meaning

Verb: detain

1. detain [ Synonyms: confine]
Deprive of freedom; take into confinement	قید کرنا۔
2. detain [ Synonyms: delay, stay]
Stop or halt "Please stay the bloodshed!";	روکنا۔ روکے رکھنا۔
3. detain [ Synonyms: delay, hold up]
Cause to be slowed down or delayed "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform";	طول دینا۔ ملتوی کرنا۔

Lexical Analysis

Derived Words:

confinement, delay, detainee, detention, holdup, stay

Antonyms:

free, rush

Specific Words:

bind over, buy time, cage, cage in, catch, gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, keep, keep in, lag, pin down, put away, put behind bars, remand, stall, stonewall, straiten, trap

Generic Words:

check, decelerate, delay, retard, slow, slow down, slow up

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