arrest

Noun

• the state of inactivity following an interruption
  • 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
    

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
  • the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
    

Verb

• cause to stop
  • Halt the engines
    
  • Arrest the progress
    
  • halt the presses
    

• attract and fix
  • His look caught her
    
  • She caught his eye
    
  • Catch the attention of the waiter
    

• 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 South East Asia
    
  • Contain the rebel movement
    
  • Turn back the tide of communism
    

• take into custody
  • the police nabbed the suspected criminals
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  check , halt , hitch , stay , stop , stoppage , apprehension , catch , collar , pinch , taking into custody , hold , get , turn back , contain , hold back , nail , apprehend , pick up , nab , cop