arrest

noun

  1. 1

    the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

    the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar

  2. 2

    the state of inactivity following an interruption

    the negotiations were in arrest

    held them in check

verb

  1. 1

    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

  2. 2

    take into custody

    the police nabbed the suspected criminals

  3. 3

    attract and fix

    His look caught her

    She caught his eye

  4. 4

    cause to stop

    Halt the engines

    Arrest the progress

Synonyms

Also useful for “arrest”:Unscrambler