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arrest

Nouns

• (n) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
  • the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
  taking into custody, apprehension, pinch, collar, catch,
• (n) the state of inactivity following an interruption
  • the negotiations were in arrest
  • held them in check
  • during the halt he got some lunch
  • the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
  • he spent the entire stop in his seat
  halt, stoppage, hitch, stay, check, stop,

Verbs

• (v) take into custody
  • the police nabbed the suspected criminals
  collar, apprehend, cop, nab, nail, pick up,
• (v) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
  • Arrest the downward trend
  • Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
  • Contain the rebel movement
  • Turn back the tide of communism
  hold back, turn back, contain, stop, check,
• (v) attract and fix
  • His look caught her
  • She caught his eye
  • Catch the attention of the waiter
  catch, get,
• (v) cause to stop
  • Halt the engines
  • Arrest the progress
  • halt the presses
  halt, hold,

Synonyms

taking into custody apprehension pinch collar catch apprehend cop nab nail pick up halt stoppage hitch stay check stop hold back turn back contain get hold

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