Source:WordNet 3.1
1. (
) take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" ;
2. (
) 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. (
) attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" ;
4. (
) cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses" ;
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