definition of
arrest

[1] #1 arrest v. [collar, nail, apprehend, pick up, nab, cop] take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals". wn

[2] #2 arrest n. [apprehension, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody] the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar". wn

[3] #3 arrest v. [check, turn back, stop, contain, hold back] 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". wn

[4] #4 arrest v. [catch, get] attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter". wn

[5] #5 arrest n. [check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage] 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". wn