English to English
noun
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
The policeman on the beat got credit for the collar.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- take into custody
The police nabbed the suspected criminals.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- attract and fix
His look caught her.
She caught his eye.
Catch the attention of the waiter.
source: WordNet 3.0
- cause to stop
Halt the engines.
Arrest the progress.
Halt the presses.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
source: Webster 1913
- To tarry; to rest.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [arrést] Paghuli; pagdakip. pagbibilanggô
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [arrést] Humuli; dumakip; magbilanggo; ibilangô
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
