detain

As a verb detain

is keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.

As a proper noun lock is

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As verbs the difference between detain and restrict

is that detain is keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention while restrict is to restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet.

As an adjective restrict is

(obsolete) restricted.

As verbs the difference between detain and detent

is that detain is keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention while detent is the action of creating a detent mechanism to lock or unlock movement.

As a noun detent is

that which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.

As verbs the difference between detain and captive

is that detain is keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention while captive is .

As a verb detain

is keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.

As a noun accommodation is

(senseid) lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.

As verbs the difference between remand and detain

is that remand is to send a prisoner back to custody while detain is keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.

As a noun remand

is the act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.

As verbs the difference between finish and detain

is that finish is (label) to complete (something) while detain is keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.

As a noun finish

is an end: the end of anything.

As a verb detain

is keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.

As a proper noun limbo is

abbreviation of limburger, an inhabitant of limburg, a part of the low countries.

In transitive terms the difference between detain and constrain

is that detain is to keep back or from; to withhold while constrain is to reduce a result in response to limited resources.

As verbs the difference between detain and constrain

is that detain is keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention while constrain is to force physically, by strong persuasion or pressurizing; to compel; to oblige.

As a verb detain

is keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.

As a noun attachment is

the act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.