ಅರ್ಥ : Prevent from leaving or from being removed.
ಅರ್ಥ : To close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
This holds the local until the express passengers change trains.
About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade.
The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center.
The terrorists held the journalists for ransom.