nnoun.actthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)Synset:apprehension catch collar pinch taking into custody
Examples:- the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
Derivationally Related Form:apprehendcatcharrestcollar
Hypernyms:capture gaining control seizure
Inherited Hypernyms:apprehensioncaptureacquiringacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.statethe state of inactivity following an interruptionSynset:check halt hitch stay stop stoppage
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:checkhaltstop
Hypernyms:inaction inactiveness inactivity
Inherited Hypernyms:arrestinactionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:counterchecklogjam
Full Hyponyms:counterchecklogjam
vverb.contacttake into custodySynset:apprehend collar cop nab nail pick up
Examples:- the police nabbed the suspected criminals
Derivationally Related Form:apprehensionarrestapprehendercollarpickupcop
Hypernyms:clutch prehend seize
Inherited Hypernyms:collarseizetake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.competitionhold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence ofSynset:check contain hold back stop turn back
Examples:- Arrest the downward trend
- Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
- Contain the rebel movement
- Turn back the tide of communism
Derivationally Related Form:containmentstop
Hypernyms:defend
Inherited Hypernyms:checkdefendprevent
Direct Hyponyms:cut downcut out
Full Troponyms:cut down
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.contactattract and fixSynset:catch get
Examples:- His look caught her
- She caught his eye
- Catch the attention of the waiter
Hypernyms:attract draw draw in pull pull in
Inherited Hypernyms:catchattractpullmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.motioncause to stopSynset:halt hold
Examples:- Halt the engines
- Arrest the progress
- halt the presses
Derivationally Related Form:holdhaltarrester
Hypernyms:stop
Inherited Hypernyms:haltstop
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | They --- the animals (apply to: hold, halt)