Meaning & Definition of Arrest in English

1. The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• "The policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

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"

1. Take into custody

• "The police nabbed the suspected criminals"

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 south east asia"

• "Contain the rebel movement"

• "Turn back the tide of communism"

3. Attract and fix

• "His look caught her"

• "She caught his eye"

• "Catch the attention of the waiter"

4. Cause to stop

• "Halt the engines"

• "Arrest the progress"

• "Halt the presses"