ARREST
verb
Synonyms
obstruct; delay; detain; check; hinder; stop; apprehend; seize; lay hold of.
Definitions
- 1. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses. Nor could her virtues the relentless hand Of Death arrest. Philips.
- 2. To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
- 3. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention. Buckminster.
- 4. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate. [Obs.] We may arrest our thoughts upon the divine mercies. Jer. Taylor.
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Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
