Definition of arrest | What does arrest mean?
What is the definition of the word ARREST?
Here is a list of definitions for arrest.
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
- 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"
What are the verbs of the word ARREST?
Here is a list of definitions for arrest.
- take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
- 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"
- attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
- cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
What are the synonyms of the word ARREST?
What is another word for ARREST?. Here is a list of synonyms for ARREST
Words beginning with ARREST?
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What words can be made with ARREST?
We only list the first 50 results for any words that can be made with ARREST.
In which dictionaries does the word arrest exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes