Arrest

Related Terms:

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Definitions:

Noun

apprehension arrest catch collar pinch taking into custody

Definition: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

arrest check halt hitch stay stop stoppage

Definition: 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"

Definition: A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something.

Verb

collar nail apprehend arrest pick up nab cop

Definition: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

check turn back arrest stop contain hold back

Definition: 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"

catch arrest get

Definition: attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"

halt hold arrest

Definition: cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"

Definition: To stop the motion of (a person or animal).