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
Mallaidh	-	Irish
Naoum	-	Biblical Greek
Leia	LAY-a (Popular Culture)	Biblical Greek, Popular Culture
Shiva (2)	-	Persian
Dunyasha	-	Russian
Mateus	-	Portuguese