detain
     v 1: deprive of freedom; take into confinement [syn: {confine}]
          [ant: {free}]
     2: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: {stay}, {delay}]
     3: 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" [syn: {delay}, {hold up}] [ant: {rush}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0