- arrest
- v1. seize, take into custody, apprehend, haul in, Inf. pick up, Inf. nab, Inf. pinch, Sl. bust, Sl. nail, Sl. run in, put the arm on [s.o.]; capture, catch, detain; hold, secure, collar; take prisoner, imprison, jail, incarcerate.2. attract, catch, hold the attention of, engross, engage, absorb, occupy, rivet.3. stop, halt, check, abort, end; stay, stall, bring to a standstill; block, obstruct, prevent; hinder, inhibit, restrain, delay, interrupt, suspend, suppress; stunt, dwarf, nip in the bud.n4. seizure, apprehension, police detention, legal restraint, constraint, capture; Sl. bust; taking into custody, imprisonment, incarceration, durance.5. stoppage, cessation, check, stay; delay, suspension, interruption; hindrance, obstruction, prevention, suppression, restraining.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.