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   arrest

   /əˈrɛst/

   verb

   • 1. seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody: "the police arrested him for possession of marijuana" Similar apprehendtake into custodyseizetake intake prisonerdetainput in jailthrow in jailinformal:pick uprun inpull inhaul incopbustnabnaildocollarfeel someone's collarpinchnickOpposite release
   • ▪ seize and detain (a ship) by legal authority: "they arrested a vessel with a ton of salmon on board"
   • 2. stop or check (progress or a process): "the spread of the disease can be arrested" Similar stophaltendbring to a standstillcheckblockhinderhamperdelayhold uphold backrestrictlimitinterruptpreventobstructinhibitimpedeinterfere withthwartbalkcurbput a brake onslowslow downretardnip in the budliterary:stayOpposite start
   • ▪ suffer a heart attack: "they were trying to resuscitate a patient who had arrested"
   • 3. attract the attention of (someone): "the church's stillness arrested her" Similar attractcapturecatchcatch hold ofholdgripengageabsorboccupyrivetengrossfascinatemesmerizehypnotizespellbindbewitchcaptivateentranceenthralenrapture

   noun

   • 1. the action of seizing someone and taking them into custody: "I have a warrant for your arrest" Similar detentionapprehensionseizurecapturetaking into custody
   • 2. a stoppage or sudden cessation of motion: "a respiratory arrest" Similar stoppagehaltinterruption

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French arester, based on Latin ad- ‘at, to’ + restare ‘remain, stop’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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