Definition of Arrest

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"
  check halt hitch stay stop stoppage
• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
  "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
  apprehension catch collar pinch - taking into custody

Verb

• cause to stop
  "Halt the engines"
  "Arrest the progress"
  "halt the presses"
  halt hold
• attract and fix
  "His look caught her"
  "She caught his eye"
  "Catch the attention of the waiter"
  catch get
• 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"
  check - turn back stop contain - hold back
• take into custody
  "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
  collar nail apprehend - pick up nab cop

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Unscramble arrest

107 unscramble word found using the letters arrest.

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