| NOUN | act | arrest, apprehension, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) |
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| state | arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage | the state of inactivity following an interruption | |
| VERB | contact | arrest, collar, nail, apprehend, pick up, nab, cop | take into custody |
| competition | arrest, check, turn back, stop, contain, hold back | hold back, as of a danger or an enemy | |
| contact | arrest, catch, get | attract and fix | |
| motion | arrest, halt, hold | cause to stop |
| Sounds | ereh'st | |
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| Rhymes | abreast ... zest: 76 rhymes with ehst... | |
| Meaning | The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal). | |
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| Synonyms | apprehension, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody | |
| Broader | capture, gaining control, seizure | The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property |
| Catalan | detenció | |
| Spanish | detención | |
| Verbs | arrest | take into custody |
| Meaning | The state of inactivity following an interruption. | |
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| Example | "the negotiations were in arrest" | |
| Synonyms | check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage | |
| Narrower | countercheck | A check that restrains another check |
| logjam | Any stoppage attributable to unusual activity | |
| Broader | inaction, inactivity, inactiveness | The state of being inactive |
| Catalan | detenció, parada | |
| Spanish | detención, parada | |
| Meaning | Take into custody. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | collar, nail, apprehend, pick up, nab, cop | |
| Broader | seize, prehend, clutch | take hold of |
| Catalan | agafar, capturar, detenir | |
| Spanish | capturar, detener | |
| Nouns | arrest | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) |
| Meaning | hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Arrest the downward trend" | |
| Synonyms | check, turn back, stop, contain, hold back | |
| Narrower | cut down, cut out | intercept (a player) |
| Broader | defend | Be on the defensive |
| Spanish | contener | |
| Meaning | attract and fix. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | catch, get | |
| Broader | attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
| Spanish | atrapar | |
| Meaning | Cause to stop. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Arrest the progress" | |
| Synonyms | halt, hold | |
| Broader | stop | Cause to stop |
| Nouns | arrester | a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier |