Words · Very common
arrest
/ɚˈɛst/ · 6 letters · 5 distinct letters
- verb
take into custody
the police nabbed the suspected criminals
- verb
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Arrest the downward trend
- verb
attract and fix
His look caught her
- verb
cause to come to an abrupt stop
Halt the engines
- noun
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar