detains
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detain
• Danites, Sidetan, Tiendas, destain, instead, nidates, sainted, satined, stained, tiendas
Source: Wiktionary
De*tain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detained; p. pr. & vb. n. Detaining.] Etym: [F. détenir, L. detinere, detentum; de + tenere to hold. See Tenable.]
1. To keep back or from; to withhold. Detain not the wages of the hireling. Jer. Taylor.
2. To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident. Let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. Judges xiii. 15.
3. To hold or keep in custody.
Syn.
– To withhold; retain; stop; stay; arrest; check; retard; delay; hinder.
De*tain", n.
Definition: Detention. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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