arrest
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(noun) the act of stopping (usually stopping motion); "the heart was in arrest"; "war caused a check in the company's growth"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow" |
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Synonyms: check, stay |
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Related Words: stop, stoppage |
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(noun) the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "he spent the entire stay in his room" |
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Synonyms: check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage |
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Related Words: deadlock, impasse, inaction, inactiveness, inactivity, logjam, stalemate, standstill |
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(noun) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
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Synonyms: apprehension, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody |
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Related Words: capture, gaining control, seizure |
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(verb) attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" |
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Synonyms: catch, get |
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Related Words: attract, draw in, pull, pull in |
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(verb) 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 SE Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement" |
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Synonyms: check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back |
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Related Words: cut down, cut out, defend |
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(verb) cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses" |
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Synonyms: halt, hold |
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Related Words: stop |
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(verb) take into custody, as of suspected criminals, by the police |
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Synonyms: apprehend, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up |
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Related Words: clutch, prehend, seize |
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