Arrest Definition & Meaning
arrest
- noun
- 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"
- verb
- 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"
"Arrest" in song lyrics
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"Rappers suffer from cardiac arrest"
Ali f/ St. Louis Alumni * — St. Louis Alumni (Bonus Track) -
"And said he's under arrest"
Dre Dog (Andre Nickatina) — Soul of a Coke Dealer -
"Leaving all my enemies to watch in cardiac arrest"
Anubis5 — Territory
Words that rhyme with arrest
Usage tips for "arrest"
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