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hold/keep/take sb prisoner
hold/keep/take sb prisoner2 C2 to catch someone and guard them so that they cannot escape: » Of 10,000 troops, 7,000 were killed, wounded or taken prisoner.» The pilot and several passengers were held prisoner by the gunmen for 57 hours.Thesaurus+: ↑Putting people in prisonMain Entry: ↑prisoner
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