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Detains vs Detins - What's the difference?

detains | detins |

As verbs the difference between detains and detins

is that detains is (detain) while detins is (detin).

detains

English

Verb

(head)
  • (detain)
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    detain

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
  • To put under custody.
  • To keep back or from; to withhold.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
  • Detain not the wages of the hireling.

    detins

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (detin)
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    detin

    English

    Verb

    (detinn)
  • To remove the tin from (metal scrap), usually for resale.
  • Derived terms

    * detinner

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