To keep back or from; to withhold.
To put under custody.
To seize goods for official purposes.
To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
To put off; to postpone.
To decelerate; to slow down.
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
Retardation; delay.
A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.