| shut | |
| solitary(noun, place, informal) | |
| sponging house(expression, idiom, prison) | |
| stable | |
| stocks(noun, prison) | |
| strong | |
| stronghold(noun, prison) | |
| subdue(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) | |
| surround(verb, circle, ring, wrap, encompass) | |
| switch | |
| take away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, informal) | |
| take into custody(verb, expression, idiom, hold, catch) | |
| take prisoner(expression, hold, catch, seize, capture) | |
| tollbooth | |
| wall in(expression, circle, ring, surround, wrap) | |
| wrap(verb, hold, cover, restrain, trap) | |
| yard(noun, field, pen, arena, corral) | |
| whip | |
| abandon | |
| able |
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