Other Definitions
arrest (enc)
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Arrest| Noun | 1. | arrest - the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" | | | 2. | arrest - 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"logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam" | | | Verb | 1. | arrest - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" | | | 2. | arrest - 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 Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"defend - be on the defensive; act against an attack | | | 3. | arrest - attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"attract, pull in, pull, draw in, draw - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" | | | 4. | arrest - cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" | |
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