| Collocation | Hold/keep/take sb prisoner |
|---|---|
| Type | Verb + Noun |
| Examples | to catch and force somebody to stay somewhere so that they cannot escape. / Of 9,000 soldiers, 5,000 were killed, wounded, or held prisoner. / The gunmen have held the pilot and several passengers for 25 hours. |
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