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arrest, v.
(arrested, arresting, arrests)
freq. cnt. 23

take into custody
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

apprehend arrest collar cop nab nail pick up

sample sentences

"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

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arrest

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pickup

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collar

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apprehension apprehender

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cop

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hypernym

clutch, seize, prehend

hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

arrest check contain hold back stop turn back

sample sentences

"Arrest the downward trend"
"Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"
"Contain the rebel movement"
"Turn back the tide of communism"

verb frames

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stop

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containment containment

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hyponym

cut down, cut out

hypernym

defend

attract and fix
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

arrest catch get

sample sentences

"His look caught her"
"She caught his eye"
"Catch the attention of the waiter"

verb frames

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hypernym

attract, pull, pull in, draw in, draw

cause to stop
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

arrest halt hold

sample sentences

"Halt the engines"
"Arrest the progress"
"halt the presses"

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They %s the animals

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halt halt halt

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hold

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arrester

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hypernym

stop