ARREST

Pronunciation (US):

• ARREST (noun)
  The noun ARREST has 2 senses:

1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
2. the state of inactivity following an interruption

  Familiarity information: ARREST used as a noun is rare.

• ARREST (verb)
  The verb ARREST has 4 senses:

1. take into custody
2. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
3. attract and fix
4. cause to stop

  Familiarity information: ARREST used as a verb is uncommon.

• ARREST (noun)

Meaning:

The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

taking into custody; arrest; apprehension; collar; pinch; catch

Context example:

the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar

Hypernyms ("arrest" is a kind of...):

capture; gaining control; seizure (the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property)

Meaning:

The state of inactivity following an interruption

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

stoppage; halt; arrest; hitch; stay; stop; check

Context examples:

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

Hypernyms ("arrest" is a kind of...):

inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arrest"):

countercheck (a check that restrains another check)

logjam (any stoppage attributable to unusual activity)

• ARREST (verb)

Meaning:

Take into custody

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

arrest; collar; nail; nab; cop; apprehend; pick up

Context example:

the police nabbed the suspected criminals

Hypernyms (to "arrest" is one way to...):

clutch; prehend; seize (take hold of; grab)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Meaning:

Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

hold back; arrest; turn back; contain; stop; check

Context examples:

Arrest the downward trend / Check the growth of communism in South East Asia / Contain the rebel movement / Turn back the tide of communism

Hypernyms (to "arrest" is one way to...):

defend (be on the defensive; act against an attack)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "arrest"):

cut down; cut out (intercept (a player))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Meaning:

Attract and fix

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

arrest; catch; get

Context examples:

His look caught her / She caught his eye / Catch the attention of the waiter

Hypernyms (to "arrest" is one way to...):

attract; draw; draw in; pull; pull in (direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Meaning:

Cause to stop

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

halt; arrest; hold

Context examples:

Halt the engines / Arrest the progress / halt the presses

Hypernyms (to "arrest" is one way to...):

stop (cause to stop)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something