arrest
noun
- 1
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
- 2
the state of inactivity following an interruption
the negotiations were in arrest
held them in check
verb
- 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
take into custody
the police nabbed the suspected criminals
- 3
attract and fix
His look caught her
She caught his eye
- 4
cause to stop
Halt the engines
Arrest the progress
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