arrest
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
Types & categories
- capture hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
take into custody
the police nabbed the suspected criminals
Types & categories
- clutch hypernym
Related & opposite
- arrest derivation
- pickup derivation
- apprehender derivation
- cop derivation
Sense 3 noun
the state of inactivity following an interruption
the negotiations were in arrest
Types & categories
- inactivity hypernym
- countercheck hyponym
- logjam hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Arrest the downward trend
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- containment derivation
- catch derivation
- containment derivation
Sense 5 verb
attract and fix
His look caught her
Types & categories
- attract hypernym
Sense 6 verb
cause to stop
Halt the engines
Types & categories
- stop hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | arrest |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | capture |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | capture |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | arrest |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pickup |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | apprehender |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cop |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | clutch |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | check |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hold on |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | halt |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | stop |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | check |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | inactivity |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | countercheck |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | logjam |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | containment |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | catch |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | containment |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | defend |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cut down |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | attract |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | freeze |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | arrester |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | stop |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | halt |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | wait |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | stop |