Synonyms of the word detainment


DETAINMENTCONFINEMENT - CUSTODY - DETENTION - HOLD

detainment

  • n. The condition of being detained; detention.

confinement

  • n. the act of confining or the state of being confined.
  • n. lying-in, time of giving birth.

custody

  • n. The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
  • n. Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
  • n. The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.

detention

  • n. (uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
  • n. (countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of…

hold

  • adj. (obsolete) Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.
  • v. (transitive) To grasp or grip.
  • v. (transitive) To contain or store.
  • v. (heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.
  • v. (heading) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
  • v. (tennis, transitive, intransitive) To win one's own service game.
  • v. To take place, to occur.
  • v. To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
  • v. (archaic) To derive right or title.
  • n. A grasp or grip.
  • n. A place where animals are held for safety.
  • n. An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
  • n. Something reserved or kept.
  • n. Power over someone or something.
  • n. The ability to persist.
  • n. The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
  • n. (wrestling) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
  • n. (exercise (sport)) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time.
  • n. (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
  • n. (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
  • n. (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
  • n. The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
  • n. A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
  • n. (video games, dated) A pause facility.
  • n. The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when…
  • n. (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft, (often cargo hold).

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