arrest
/əˈrɛst/
verb
- To take someone into custody by legal authority, usually because they are suspected of a crime.
- She was arrested for driving without a license.
- They arrested the suspect at the airport.
- The police arrested the thief after a short chase.
- To stop or slow down a process or movement.
- The new drug can arrest the growth of cancer cells.
- Emergency measures were taken to arrest the spread of the disease.
- The dam was built to arrest the flow of the river.
- To attract and hold someone's attention.
- The bright colors of the painting arrested my eye.
- The unusual sound arrested his curiosity.
- Her speech arrested the attention of the entire audience.
noun
- The act of taking someone into custody by legal authority.
- The arrest was captured on video.
- He was placed under arrest for vandalism.
- The police made an arrest in the robbery case.
- A sudden stop or halt of a process or function.
- The patient suffered a cardiac arrest.
- The arrest of the bleeding saved his life.
- The machine came to an arrest when the power failed.