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- pronunciation:
rest
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
arrests, arresting, arrested |
| definition 1: |
When the police arrest someone, they stop that person and bring him or her to the police station. Then they ask that person questions and hold them there for some time.
The police arrested the man they believed was the robber.
- similar words:
- capture, catch, hold, pinch, seize
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| definition 2: |
When something arrests another thing, it stops it or slows it down.
The storm arrested their climb up the mountain.An infection arrested the patient's recovery.- antonyms:
- activate
- similar words:
- check, halt, interrupt, restrain, slow down, stop
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| related words: |
absorb, suspend |
| derivation: |
arrestee (n.) |
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