hold hostage

hold someone hostage

to keep someone as a hostage. The terrorists planned to hold everyone hostage in the airplane. My neighbor was held hostage in his own home by a robber.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ValÈRe	-	French
Dwayne	DWAYN, də-WAYN	English
Andrej	-	Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Queenie	KWEEN-ee	English
Absolom	['æbsələm]
Madge	MAJ	English