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arrest

/ə'rɛst/

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verb
take into custody
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apprehend collar cop nab nail pick up

type of:
seize prehend clutch
noun
the state of inactivity following an interruption
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"the negotiations were in arrest"

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check halt hitch stay stop stoppage

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inactivity inaction inactiveness
verb
cause to stop
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halt hold

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stop
verb
attract and fix
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catch get

type of:
pull draw in draw pull in attract
noun
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
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apprehension catch collar pinch taking into custody

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seizure capture gaining control
verb
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
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check contain hold back stop turn back

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defend

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