what does arrest mean?
ARREST as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
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- the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
Hypernyms(s) arrest is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
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- 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(s) arrest is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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ARREST as VERB
- Meaning
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
- check the expansion or influence of
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Usage Example(s)
- Arrest the downward trend
- Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia
- Contain the rebel movement
- Turn back the tide of communism
Hypernyms(s) arrest is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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Usage Example(s)
- the police nabbed the suspected criminals
Hypernyms(s) arrest is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- His look caught her
- She caught his eye
- Catch the attention of the waiter
Hypernyms(s) arrest is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
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- Halt the engines
- Arrest the progress
- halt the presses
Hypernyms(s) arrest is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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