arrest
/ərˈɛst/
पक्राउ गर्नु
noun
1. apprehension, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
2. check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
the state of inactivity following an interruption
"the negotiations were in arrest"
"held them in check"
"during the halt he got some lunch"
"the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"
"he spent the entire stop in his seat"
verb
1. collar, nail, apprehend, pick up, nab, cop
take into custody
"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
2. check, turn back, stop, contain, hold back
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
check the expansion or influence of
"Arrest the downward trend"
"Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"
"Contain the rebel movement"
"Turn back the tide of communism"
3. catch, get
attract and fix
"His look caught her"
"She caught his eye"
"Catch the attention of the waiter"
4. halt, hold
cause to stop
"Halt the engines"
"Arrest the progress"
"halt the presses"
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