1. (

• confine ,
• detain

) deprive of freedom; take into confinement ;

2. (

• stay ,
• detain ,
• delay ,

) stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" ;

3. (

• delay ,
• detain ,
• hold_up

) cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" ;