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detain vs put behind bars

put behind bars vs detain

detain and put behind bars both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
detain No No Yes No
put behind bars No No Yes No
As verbs, put behind bars is a hyponym of detain; that is, put behind bars is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than detain:
  • detain: deprive of freedom; take into confinement
  • put behind bars: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Other hyponyms of detain include keep, straiten, gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, remand, intern, bind over, imprison, cage, cage in, pin down, trap, keep in.
detain (verb) put behind bars (verb)
cause to be slowed down or delayed lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
stop or halt
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
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