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106 entries under detain topic. ×
| direct(verb, hold, control, restrain, influence) | |
| enslave(verb, cool, restrain, limit, restrict) | |
| gag(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) | |
| govern(verb, hold, control, restrain, influence) | |
| guide(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) | |
| harness(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) | |
| hog-tie(verb, cool, restrain, limit, restrict) | |
| hogtie(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) | |
| hold back(verb, expression, control, check, reduce) | |
| hold captive(expression, hold, commit, confine) | |
| hold hostage(expression, hold, commit, confine) | |
| hold in custody(expression, idiom, hold, commit, confine) | |
| keep captive(expression, hold, commit, confine) | |
| keep down(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain) | |
| keep in custody(expression, idiom, hold, commit, confine) | |
| keep in line(verb, expression, idiom, hold, control) | |
| kill(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) | |
| manacle(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) | |
| muzzle(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) | |
| nab(verb, hold, commit, confine) |
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