eng: arrest

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Meaning
means	(noun) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" apprehension, pinch, collar, taking into custody, arrest, catch
means	(noun) 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" stop, hitch, stoppage, check, arrest, halt, stay
means	(verb) take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" nab, cop, arrest, collar, apprehend, pick up, nail
means	(verb) 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" stop, arrest, turn back, hold back, check, contain
means	(verb) attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" arrest, catch, get
means	(verb) cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses" hold, halt, arrest