Detaining

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  • v. Present participle of detain.
    • Word Usage
    "Officials have often emphasized that their purpose in detaining enemy combatants is not punishment; rather, it is to disable them as fighters and to interrogate them for intelligence purposes."
    Verb Form
    detained    detaining    detains   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    check    retard    delay   
    Cross Reference
    withhold   
    Hyponym
    cage in    keep in    put behind bars    jail    trap   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    stop    stay    check    arrest    hinder   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alane    Aquitaine    Ayn    Bahrain    Biscayne   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    below-deck    brain-numbing    nonmedical    nontechnical    cryptologic   
     
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