Main Entry:
arrest [uh-rest]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: taking into custody
Synonyms: accommodation, apprehension, appropriation, bag*, booby trap, bust, captivity, capture, collar, commitment, confinement, constraint, crimp, detention, drop*, fall*, gaff, glom, grab*, heat*, hook*, imprisonment, incarceration, jailing, mitt, nab, nail, nick, nip, pick up*, pickle, pinch*, preventive custody, protective custody, pull in, pull*, restraining, run in, sequestering, snare, sweep*
Main Entry: arrest
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take into authorized custody
Synonyms: apprehend, bag*, book, brace*, bust, capture, catch, collar, detain, drop*, gaff, get*, glom, grab*, hook*, imprison, incarcerate, jail, kick*, nab, nail, net*, nick, pick up*, pinch*, pull in, pull*, put the arm on, put the cuffs on, round up, roust, run in, secure*, seize*, sidetrack, snag*, tab, tag*, take in, take prisoner, toss in jail
Main Entry: arrest
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: stop or slow
Synonyms: block, can, check, delay, drop, end, freeze, halt, hinder, hold, inhibit, interrupt, knock off, obstruct, prevent, restrain, restrict, retard, scrub, shut down, stall, stay, suppress
Antonyms: activate, encourage, let go, release
Main Entry: arrest
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: get someone's attention
Synonyms: absorb, catch, engage, engross, fascinate, grip
Main Entry: abort
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: stop or cancel something
Antonyms: continue, keep
Main Entry: accuse
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: place blame for wrongdoing, fault
Synonyms: allege, apprehend, arraign, arrest, attack, attribute, betray, blame, blow the whistle, brand, bring charges, censure, charge, cite, complain, criminate, denounce, file claim, finger*, frame, hang something on, hold accountable, impeach, implicate, impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict, lay at door, let have it, libel, litigate, lodge complaint, name, pin on, point finger at, prosecute, recriminate, serve summons, slander, slur, sue, summon, tax
Antonyms: absolve, exculpate, exonerate, praise, vindicate
Main Entry: block
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: obstruct
Synonyms: arrest, bar, barricade, block out, blockade, brake, catch, charge, check, choke, clog, close, close off, close out, congest, cut off, dam, deter, fill, halt, hang up, hinder, hold up, impede, intercept, interfere with, occlude, plug, prevent, shut off, shut out, stall, stonewall, stop, stop up, stopper, stymie, tackle, take out of play, thwart
Notes: a bloc is a group of countries in special alliance while a block is an obstruction, an interruption, or a rectangular area or shape
Antonyms: let go, let up, open, unblock
Main Entry: bust
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: arrest for illegal action
Synonyms: apprehension, arrest, capture, cop, detention, nab, pickup, pinch, raid, search, seizure
Antonyms: exoneration
Main Entry: capture
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: catching, forceful holding
Antonyms: freeing, letting go, liberalization, release
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