DICTOMETER

ARRESTS

1. Synonyms:
   • Apprehension
   • Arrest
   • Catch
   • Collar
   • Pinch
   • Taking into custody
   Definitions:
   • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
   Examples:
   • The policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Arrest
   • Check
   • Halt
   • Hitch
   • Stay
   • Stop
   • Stoppage
   Definitions:
   • the state of inactivity following an interruption
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Collar
   • Nail
   • Apprehend
   • Arrest
   • Pick up
   • Nab
   • Cop
   Definitions:
   • take into custody
   Examples:
   • The police nabbed the suspected criminals
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Check
   • Turn back
   • Arrest
   • Stop
   • Contain
   • Hold back
   Definitions:
   • hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
   • check the expansion or influence of
   Examples:
   • Arrest the downward trend
   • Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
   • Contain the rebel movement
   • Turn back the tide of communism
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Catch
   • Arrest
   • Get
   Definitions:
   • attract and fix
   Examples:
   • His look caught her
   • She caught his eye
   • Catch the attention of the waiter
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Halt
   • Hold
   • Arrest
   Definitions:
   • cause to stop
   Examples:
   • Halt the engines
   • Arrest the progress
   • Halt the presses