arrest in WordNet English dictionary

1. take into custody
   "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
   collar  nail  apprehend  arrest  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 South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
   check  turn back  arrest  stop  contain  hold back 
   
3. attract and fix
   "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
   catch  arrest  get 
   
4. cause to stop
   "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
   halt  hold  arrest 
   

1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
   "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
   apprehension  arrest  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"
   arrest  check  halt  hitch  stay  stop  stoppage