arrest

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.

2. 2transitive verb

   To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.

3. 3transitive verb

   To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.

4. 4transitive verb

   To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.

5. 5intransitive verb

   To tarry; to rest.

6. 6transitive verb

   The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.

7. 7transitive verb

   The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.

8. 8transitive verb

   Any seizure by power, physical or moral.

9. 9transitive verb

   A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails.

10. 10noun

    the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

    "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

    Synonyms

    apprehensioncatchcollarpinch
11. 11noun

    the state of inactivity following an interruption

    "the negotiations were in arrest"

    "held them in check"

    Synonyms

    checkhalthitchstaystopstoppage
12. 12verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    checkcontainstop
13. 13verb

    take into custody

    "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

    Synonyms

    apprehendcollarcopnabnail
14. 14verb

    attract and fix

    "His look caught her"

    "She caught his eye"

    Synonyms

    catchget
15. 15verb

    cause to stop

    "Halt the engines"

    "Arrest the progress"

    Synonyms

    halthold