(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If the police ~ you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
Police ~ed five young men in connection with one of the attacks...
The police say seven people were ~ed for minor offences.
VERB: V n, be V-ed for n
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Arrest is also a noun.
Police chased the fleeing terrorists and later made two ~s...
Murder squad detectives approached the man and placed him under ~.
N-VAR: oft under N
2.
If something or someone ~s a process, they stop it continuing. (FORMAL)
The sufferer may have to make major changes in his or her life to ~ the disease...
VERB: V n
3.
If something interesting or surprising ~s your attention, you suddenly notice it and then continue to look at it or consider it carefully. (FORMAL)
The work of an architect of genius always ~s the attention no matter how little remains...
VERB: V n
4.
see also house ~