arrest
     n 1: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a
          criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the
          collar" [syn: {apprehension}, {catch}, {collar}, {pinch},
           {taking into custody}]
     2: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "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" [syn: {check}, {halt}, {hitch}, {stay}, {stop},
         {stoppage}]
     v 1: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected
          criminals" [syn: {collar}, {nail}, {apprehend}, {pick up},
           {nab}, {cop}]
     2: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion
        or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the
        growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel
        movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: {check},
         {turn back}, {stop}, {contain}, {hold back}]
     3: attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his
        eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" [syn: {catch}, {get}]
     4: cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress";
        "halt the presses" [syn: {halt}, {hold}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0