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arrest

(/@/'r/E/st )

the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)(noun.act)

Synonym:
apprehension, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody

source: wordnet30
the state of inactivity following an interruption(noun.state)

Example:
The negotiations were in arrest.

Synonym:
check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage

source: wordnet30
The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.(noun)

source: webster1913

take into custody(verb.contact)

Synonym:
apprehend, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up

source: wordnet30
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of(verb.competition)

Example:
Arrest the downward trend.

Synonym:
check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back

source: wordnet30
attract and fix(verb.contact)

Synonym:
catch, get

source: wordnet30
cause to stop(verb.motion)

Example:
Arrest the progress.

Synonym:
halt, hold, stop

source: wordnet30
To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.(verb)

source: webster1913
To tarry; to rest.(verb)

source: webster1913

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