arrest

Noun
  1. The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) (synset 100089545)
    "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
    is a type of: capture, gaining control, seizure - the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
    same as: apprehension, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody
  2. The state of inactivity following an interruption (synset 114034398)
    "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"
    is a type of: inaction, inactiveness, inactivity - the state of being inactive
    subtypes:
    • countercheck - a check that restrains another check
    • logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity
    same as: check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
Verb
  1. Take into custody (synset 201217701)
    "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
    is a type of: clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab
    same as: apprehend, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up
  2. Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy;
    Check the expansion or influence of (synset 201133899)
    "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
    is a type of: defend - be on the defensive; act against an attack
    subtypes: cut down, cut out - intercept (a player)
    same as: check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back
  3. Attract and fix (synset 201508590)
    "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
    is a type of: attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
    same as: catch, get
  4. Cause to stop (synset 201863572)
    "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
    is a type of: stop - cause to stop
    same as: halt, hold

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