n. Function: verb
1 to bring to a halt FF1C; science cannot yet arrest the process of aging FF1E;
Synonyms: check, halt, interrupt, stall, stay; compare STOP 3
Related Words: balk, frustrate, thwart; choke, obstruct, stop (up); delay, detain, hamper, hinder, restrain, retard; interfere, interpose, intervene; contain, stem, withstand
Idioms: bring to a halt ( or stand or standstill), bring up short, check in full career, cut short
Contrasted Words: advance, forward, further, promote; expedite, hasten, quicken, speed
2 to take and hold in custody under authority of the law FF1C; arrested for murder FF1E;
Synonyms: apprehend, ||bust, detain, nab, pick up, pinch, pull in, run in; compare CATCH 1
Related Words: immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, lock (up), ||slough; attach
Idioms: lay by the heels, lay hands on
Contrasted Words: discharge, free, liberate, release