ar·rest /əˈrɛst/
1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
synset: apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking_into_custody
2. 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"
synset: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
1. take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
synset: collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick_up, nab, cop
2. 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"
synset: check, turn_back, arrest, stop, contain, hold_back
3. attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
4. cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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