arrest
Noun
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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
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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"subtypes:
- countercheck - a check that restrains another check
- logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity
Verb
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Take into custody (synset 201217701)
"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
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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 -
Attract and fix (synset 201508590)
"His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
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Cause to stop (synset 201863572)
"Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"is a type of: stop - cause to stop
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