Arrest

/əˈɹɛst/

Synonyms for "arrest" (477 found)

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controlconvulsioncoolcool offcoolingcooling downcooling offcortical epilepsycountercheckcoupcrampcurbcurb bitcursive epilepsycurtailcurtailmentcut shortcutoffdamdam up
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dampdampendamperdead stopdeadlockdeceleratedecelerationdelaydetaindetainmentdetentiondiurnal epilepsydomptdoorstopdragdrag saildragnetdraw reindrift anchordrift saildrogueease offease upease-offease-upeclampsiaenchantendendgameendingengageengage the attentionengage the mindengage the thoughtsengrossengross the mindengross the thoughtsenjoinenthrallepilepsiaepilepsia graviorepilepsia majorepilepsia minorepilepsia mitiorepilepsia nutansepilepsia tardaepilepsyexercisefalling sicknessfascinatefetterfinal whistlefitfixationflaggingfocal epilepsyfoot draggingfoot-draggingforcible seizureforestallfreezefrenzyfrustratefull stopgoverngrabgrabbinggrand malgrinding haltgripguardgunhalthamperhamperinghaute malhinderhinderinghindranceholdhold at bayhold backhold fasthold inhold in checkhold in leashhold spellboundhold the interesthold upholdbackholduphypnotizehysterical epilepsyictusimmerseimmureimpedeimpedimentimprisonimprisonedin custodyincarcerateinhibit

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keep in checkkeep under controlkidnappinglaglarval epilepsylaryngeal epilepsylaryngospasmlatent epilepsylay hands onlay under restraintlegal restraintletlet downlet upletdownletuplock uplockjawlockoutlose groundlose momentumlose speedmake an arrestmake latemartingalematutinal epilepsymeddlemenstrual epilepsymesmerizeminus accelerationmoderatemonopolizemonopolymusicogenic epilepsymyoclonous epilepsynabnabbingnegativismnetnettingnicknipnocturnal epilepsynuisance valueobsessobstructobstructionobstructionismocclusionoccupyoccupy the attentionopposeoppositionparoxysmpelhampetit malphysiologic epilepsypickpick uppicking uppickuppinchpower grabprehensionpreoccupypreventpreventionprohibitprohibitionprotectionprotectionismprotective tariffpsychic epilepsypsychomotor epilepsypullpull inpull upput paid toput under arrestrationingreefreflex epilepsyrefrainreinrein inrelaxremorarepressrepressionresistresistancerestrainrestraintrestraint of traderestrictionretardretardationretardmentretrenchretrenchmentrolandic epilepsyrotatoriarun inrunning inscotchsea anchorseizeseizureseizure of powerself-controlsensory epilepsyserial epilepsyset backsetbackshacklesit down strikesit-down strikeslack offslack upslack-upslackenslackeningsloughslowslow downslow upslowdownslowingslowing downslowupsnafflesnatchsnatchingsnubspasmspellbindspokesqueezestalematestallstanchstandstandoffstandstillstaystemstem the tidestopstop coldstop deadstop shortstop upstoppagestraitenstrangleholdstricturestrikestrokestuntsuppresssuppressiontaketake captivetake intake in sailtake into custodytake prisonertake uptakingtaking intaking into custodytardy epilepsytariff walltetanustetanythought controlthroesthromboembolismthrombosisthrottlethrottle downthwarttonic epilepsytonic spasmtorsion spasmtrammeltraumatic epilepsytrismusucinate epilepsyvisitationwalkoutwithholdwithstandwork stoppage
Noun(13 words)

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29 entries
attractcaptureclutchcontrol measurecustodydefenddetentiondrawdraw ingaining controlinactioninactivenessinactivityinterruptionlaw enforcement actionlegal action

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14 entries
apprehendasystolecardiopulmonary arrestcustodial arrestdetainengine arrestgrowth arrestgrowth inhibitionimmobilizemachinery stoppagemotion arrestpreliminary arrestrespiratory arreststall

Collocations

11 entries
arrest a suspectarrest procedurearrest ratearrest recordarrest warrantarrested developmentarresting officercardiac arrestcustodial arrestgrowth arrestpolice arrest

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

6 entries

Sample sentences

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You are under arrest.

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He resisted arrest violently.

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They chased the man to arrest him.

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We used emergency measures to revive the cardiac arrest patient.

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