vt any seizure by power, physical or moral.
2. arrest ·vi to tarry; to rest.
3. arrest ·vt a scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse;
also named rat-tails.
4. arrest ·vt to rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.
5. arrest ·vt to take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
6. arrest ·vt to seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
7. arrest ·vt the taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
8. arrest ·vt the act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, ·etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
9. arrest ·vt to stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.