American English pronunciation
How to pronounce arrests
IPA transcription: [ɚ'ɛsts]
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Noun
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the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
“the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar”
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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”
Verb
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take into custody
“the police nabbed the suspected criminals”
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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”
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attract and fix
“His look caught her”
“She caught his eye”
“Catch the attention of the waiter”
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cause to stop
“Halt the engines”
“Arrest the progress”
“halt the presses”
Usage examples
- These arrests were strongly condemned and her case argued by Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
- Mass arrests followed.
- Many arrests were made during forest protests and blockades in Goolengook.
- The probe resulted in two arrests on misdemeanor drug charges.
- The timing of these arrests and Richard's motivation are not entirely clear.
- Evidently, arrests were arbitrary and in part based on denunciations.
- The story of the murders is told in flashback, after the subjects' arrests.
- It was the first time the Moroccan government made such arrests.
- The explosions spurred hundreds of arrests.
- In response, some people in the crowd threw various objects, and thirty-eight arrests ensued.