Synonyms for Arrest (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (the state of inactivity following an interruption):
check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
WordNet sense 2 (cause to stop):
hold
WordNet sense 3 (attract and fix):
catch, get
WordNet sense 4 (take into custody):
apprehend, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up
WordNet sense 5 (hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of):
contain, turn back, hold back
WordNet sense 6 (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)):
apprehension, pinch, taking into custody
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