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arrest - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
arrest
Definition
(noun) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
Synonyms
:
apprehension
,
catch
,
collar
,
pinch
,
taking into custody
Example Sentence
the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
Definition
(noun) the state of inactivity following an interruption
Synonyms
:
check
,
halt
,
hitch
,
stay
,
stop
,
stoppage
Example Sentence
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
Definition
(verb) take into custody
Synonyms
:
apprehend
,
collar
,
cop
,
nab
,
nail
,
pick up
Example Sentence
the police nabbed the suspected criminals
Definition
(verb) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Synonyms
:
check
,
contain
,
hold back
,
stop
,
turn back
Example Sentence
Arrest the downward trend
Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
Contain the rebel movement
Turn back the tide of communism
Definition
(verb) attract and fix
Synonyms
:
catch
,
get
Example Sentence
His look caught her
She caught his eye
Catch the attention of the waiter
Definition
(verb) cause to stop
Synonyms
:
halt
,
hold
Example Sentence
Halt the engines
Arrest the progress
halt the presses
Word used in video below:
text: NO.BECAUSE FIRST THEY ARREST THE GUY, THEN THEY TRY HIM.
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