arrest
1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) (Freq. 5)
- the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
• Syn:
apprehension, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody
• Derivationally related forms:
collar (for: collar), catch (for: catch), apprehend (for: apprehension)
• Hypernyms:
capture, gaining control, seizure
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
• Syn:
check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
• Derivationally related forms:
stop (for: stoppage), stop (for: stop), halt (for: halt), check (for: check)
• Hypernyms:
inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
• Hyponyms:
countercheck, logjam
1. take into custody (Freq. 20)
- the police nabbed the suspected criminals
• Syn:
collar, nail, apprehend, pick up, nab, cop
• Derivationally related forms:
cop (for: cop), pickup (for: pick up), apprehension (for: apprehend), apprehender (for: apprehend), collar (for: collar)
• Hypernyms:
seize, prehend, clutch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy;
check the expansion or influence of (Freq. 2)
- Arrest the downward trend
- Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
- Contain the rebel movement
- Turn back the tide of communism
• Syn:
check, turn back, stop, contain, hold back
• Derivationally related forms:
containment (for: contain), stop (for: stop)
• Hypernyms:
defend
• Hyponyms:
cut down, cut out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. attract and fix (Freq. 1)
- His look caught her
- She caught his eye
- Catch the attention of the waiter
• Syn:
catch, get
• Hypernyms:
attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
4. cause to stop
- Halt the engines
- Arrest the progress
- halt the presses
• Syn:
halt, hold
• Derivationally related forms:
arrester, hold (for: hold), halt (for: halt)
• Hypernyms:
stop
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
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