detention
noun
1 detention
A state of being confined (usually for a short time):
— His detention was politically motivated.
synonyms: custody, detainment, hold.
Roget 781:
retention;
retaining
etc.
v.;
keep,
detention,
custody;
tenacity,
firm hold,
grasp,
gripe,
grip,
iron grip.
fangs,
teeth,
claws,
talons,
nail,
unguis,
hook,
tentacle,
tenaculum;
bond
etc.
(vinculum)
45.
clutches,
tongs,
forceps,
pincers,
nippers,
pliers,
vice.
paw,
hand,
finger,
wrist,
fist,
neaf†,
neif†.
bird in hand;
captive
etc.
754.
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Dutch: aanhouding, arrest, bewaring, hechtenis
2 detention
A punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home.
Moby thesaurus: afterthought, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, bind, block, blockage, blocking, bureaucratic delay, captivity, check, clogging, close arrest, closing up, closure, confinement, constriction, cramp, custody, deceleration, delay, delayage, delayed reaction, detainment, double take, drag, dragging, durance, durance vile, duress, ease-off, ease-up, fixation, flagging, foot-dragging, halt, hampering, hang-up, hindering, hindrance, holdback, holdup, house arrest, immuration, immurement, impediment, imprisonment, incarceration, inhibition, interference, interim, internment, interruption, jailing, jam, lag, lagging, let, letdown, letup, logjam, minus acceleration, moratorium, nab, negativism, nuisance value, obstruction, obstructionism, occlusion, opposition, paperasserie, pause, pickup, pinch, red tape, red-tapeism, red-tapery, repression, reprieve, resistance, respite, restraint, restriction, retardance, retardation, retardment, setback, slack-up, slackening, slow-up, slowdown, slowing, slowing down, slowness, slowup, squeeze, stay, stay of execution, stop, stoppage, stranglehold, stricture, suppression, suspension, term of imprisonment, tie-up, time lag, wait ... show more.
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