1. arrest - noun
· the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Synonym(s): apprehension, catch, collar, pinch, taking_into_custody
Hypernym(s): capture, gaining_control, seizure
2. arrest - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
Hypernym(s): inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
3. arrest - verb
· take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
Synonym(s): collar, nail, apprehend, pick_up, nab, cop
Hypernym(s): seize, prehend, clutch
4. arrest - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): check, turn_back, stop, contain, hold_back
Hypernym(s): defend
5. arrest - verb
· attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
Hypernym(s): attract, pull, pull_in, draw, draw_in
6. arrest - verb
· cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
Hypernym(s): stop
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