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| 1. | [ verb ] (law,criminal law) take into custody, as of suspected criminals, by the police | |
| Synonyms: | pick_up nail nab collar apprehend cop | |
| Related terms: | clutch seize bull apprehension apprehender | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (criminal law) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | |
| Synonyms: | catch collar pinch taking_into_custody apprehension | |
| Examples: | "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
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| Related terms: | capture collar | |
| 3. | [ verb ] hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of | |
| Synonyms: | hold_back stop turn_back contain check | |
| Examples: | "Arrest the downward trend" "Check the growth of communism in SE Asia" "Contain the rebel movement" "Turn back the tide of communism" |
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| Related terms: | defend cut_down containment | |
| 4. | [ verb ] attract and fix | |
| Synonyms: | catch get | |
| Examples: | "His look caught her" "She caught his eye" "Catch the attention of the waiter" |
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| Related terms: | attract attract | |
| 5. | [ verb ] cause to stop | |
| Synonyms: | hold halt | |
| Examples: | "Halt the engines" "Arrest the progress" "halt the presses" |
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| Related terms: | stop end freeze arrester | |
| 6. | [ verb ] cause to stop | |
| Synonyms: | halt hold | |
| Examples: | "Halt the engines" "Arrest the progress" "halt the presses" |
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| Related terms: | stop | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the state of inactivity following an interruption | |
| Synonyms: | stop check halt stay stoppage hitch | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | inaction deadlock logjam countercheck halt break check check | |
| 8. | [ noun ] the act of stopping (usually stopping motion) | |
| Synonyms: | check stay | |
| Examples: | "the heart was in arrest" "war caused a check in the company's growth" "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow" |
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| Related terms: | act stop obstruction stop sojourn crosscheck poke_check ice_hockey stay stay | |
| Similar spelling: |
arrester arrested arresting arista arced Aristotle aristopak argot |
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