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arrest
noun
verb
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- RRES
- Scrabble score
- 6
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
əˈɹɛst
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
“the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar”
noun
the state of inactivity following an interruption
“the negotiations were in arrest”
verb
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
“Arrest the downward trend”
verb
take into custody
“the police nabbed the suspected criminals”
verb
attract and fix
“His look caught her”
verb
cause to come to an abrupt stop
“Halt the engines”
In context
Example Sentences
the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
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
Arrest the downward trend
Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
Contain the rebel movement
Turn back the tide of communism
the police nabbed the suspected criminals
His look caught her
She caught his eye
Catch the attention of the waiter
Halt the engines
Arrest the progress
halt the presses
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