The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word KEEP which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2018.
Detain crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| KEEP | 43 % | 4 |
| STAY | 14 % | 4 |
| IMPRISON | 14 % | 8 |
| DELAY | 7 % | 5 |
| TAKEINTOCUSTODY | 7 % | 15 |
| ARREST | 7 % | 6 |
| HOLD | 7 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Detain
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- delay
- hold up
- stay
- confine
- cease
- stop
- stopping
- pause
- quit
- restrain
- dwell
- withhold
Crossword Answer definitions
KEEP noun- The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
- The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
- The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice.
- The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
- That which is kept in charge; a charge.
- A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.
- To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
- (heading) To hold the status of something.
- (heading) To hold or be held in a state.
- To wait for, keep watch for.
- To act as wicket-keeper.
- To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
- To be in session; to take place.
- To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate.
- (by extension) To visit (a place) often; to frequent.
- To observe or celebrate (a holiday).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result KEEP
- "__ on truckin'"
- Hang onto
- Subsistence
- Hang on to
- Steel family
- Don't give up
- Google alternative to Evernote
- Question, part 2
- What pack rats do
- Maintain
More clues leading to the result STAY
- Canine command
- Corset support
- Command to Fido
- Hang in
- Remain
- Corset feature
- Don't budge
- Order to Fido
- Stick around
- "Wait, I don't want to be alone here!"
More clues leading to the result IMPRISON
- Put away
- Put in a calaboose.
- Clap in jail.
- Detain
- Put away, in a way
- Put in the slammer
- Put behind bars
- Opposite of the verb "free"
More clues leading to the result DELAY
- Put off
- Foot-dragging
- Interruption
- Airport bummer
- 117-Across downer
- Hold up
- Put on hold
- Postponement
- Airport aggravation
- Digital transmission problem
More clues leading to the result TAKEINTOCUSTODY
More clues leading to the result ARREST
- Run in
- Seize by law
- Take prisoner
- Pinch
- Put the collar on
- Catch
- Collar
- Bring into the station house
- Take in
- Bring to a standstill