vverb.contacttake into custodySynset:apprehend arrest 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:arrest 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:arrest 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:arrest 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)
adj satadj.allcommanding attentionSynset:sensational stunning
Examples:- an arresting drawing of people turning into animals
- a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten
- a stunning performance
Antonyms:unimpressive
Inherited Hypernyms:arresting
Similar to:impressive