1.the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal);
the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
2.the state of inactivity following an interruption;
the negotiations were in arrest
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
3.attract and fix;
His look caught her
4.cause to stop;
Halt the engines