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English to English noun
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the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) |  | Example: the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
source: wordnet30
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the state of inactivity following an interruption | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development. | | source: webster1913 verb
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take into custody | | Example: the police nabbed the suspected criminals
source: wordnet30
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hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of | | Example: Arrest the downward trend
Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
Contain the rebel movement
Turn back the tide of communism
source: wordnet30
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attract and fix | | Example: His look caught her
She caught his eye
Catch the attention of the waiter
source: wordnet30
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cause to stop | | Example: Halt the engines
Arrest the progress
halt the presses
source: wordnet30
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To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses. | | source: webster1913
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To tarry; to rest. | | source: webster1913
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