the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar

[ Syn: apprehension , catch , collar , pinch , taking into custody ]

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

[ Syn: check , halt , hitch , stay , stop , stoppage ]

take into custody; the police nabbed the suspected criminals

[ Syn: collar , nail , apprehend , pick up , nab , cop ]

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

[ Syn: check , turn back , stop , contain , hold back ]

attract and fix; His look caught her; She caught his eye; Catch the attention of the waiter

[ Syn: catch , get ]

cause to stop; Halt the engines; Arrest the progress; halt the presses

[ Syn: halt , hold ]