ARREST as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
   
   Synonym(s)
   • apprehension (what does apprehension mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • taking into custody (what does taking into custody mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   • capture (what does capture mean?)
   • gaining control (what does gaining control mean?)
   • seizure (what does seizure mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • nail (what does nail mean?)
   • apprehend (what does apprehend mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   • nab (what does nab mean?)
   • cop (what does cop mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • capture (what does capture mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • nail (what does nail mean?)
   • apprehend (what does apprehend mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   • nab (what does nab mean?)
   • cop (what does cop mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • nail (what does nail mean?)
   • apprehend (what does apprehend mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   • nab (what does nab mean?)
   • cop (what does cop mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the state of inactivity following an interruption
   
   Synonym(s)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • halt (what does halt mean?)
   • hitch (what does hitch mean?)
   • stay (what does stay mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • stoppage (what does stoppage mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   • inaction (what does inaction mean?)
   • inactivity (what does inactivity mean?)
   • inactiveness (what does inactiveness mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • countercheck (what does countercheck mean?)
   • logjam (what does logjam mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • hold on (what does hold on mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • hold on (what does hold on mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • halt (what does halt mean?)
   • halt (what does halt mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • check (what does check mean?)

ARREST as VERB

1. Meaning
   • hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
   • check the expansion or influence of
   
   Synonym(s)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • contain (what does contain mean?)
   • hold back (what does hold back mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • turn back (what does turn back mean?)
   
   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
   • defend (what does defend mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • cut down (what does cut down mean?)
   • cut out (what does cut out mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • containment (what does containment mean?)
   • containment (what does containment mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
2. Meaning
   • take into custody
   
   Synonym(s)
   • apprehend (what does apprehend mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • cop (what does cop mean?)
   • nab (what does nab mean?)
   • nail (what does nail mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   
   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
   • seize (what does seize mean?)
   • prehend (what does prehend mean?)
   • clutch (what does clutch mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • bull (what does bull mean?)
   • cop (what does cop mean?)
   • copper (what does copper mean?)
   • fuzz (what does fuzz mean?)
   • pig (what does pig mean?)
   • pickup (what does pickup mean?)
   • apprehension (what does apprehension mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • taking into custody (what does taking into custody mean?)
   • apprehension (what does apprehension mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • taking into custody (what does taking into custody mean?)
   • apprehender (what does apprehender mean?)
   • apprehension (what does apprehension mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • taking into custody (what does taking into custody mean?)
3. Meaning
   • attract and fix
   
   Synonym(s)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   • attract (what does attract mean?)
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   • pull in (what does pull in mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • draw in (what does draw in mean?)
4. Meaning
   • cause to stop
   
   Synonym(s)
   • halt (what does halt mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • arrester (what does arrester mean?)
   • arrester hook (what does arrester hook mean?)
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • time lag (what does time lag mean?)
   • postponement (what does postponement mean?)
   • wait (what does wait mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • halt (what does halt mean?)
   • freeze (what does freeze mean?)
   • halt (what does halt mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • halt (what does halt mean?)
   • hitch (what does hitch mean?)
   • stay (what does stay mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • stoppage (what does stoppage mean?)