S: (n) arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage (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"
S: (v) seize, prehend, clutch (take hold of; grab) "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
W: (n) collar [Related to: collar] (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
W: (n) apprehension [Related to: apprehend] (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
W: (n) apprehender [Related to: apprehend] (a person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice))
W: (n) arrest [Related to: arrest] (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
W: (n) pickup [Related to: pick up] (a warrant to take someone into custody) "put out a pickup on that man"
W: (n) cop [Related to: cop] (uncomplimentary terms for a policeman)
S: (v) check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back (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"
S: (v) catch, arrest, get (attract and fix) "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
S: (v) halt, hold, arrest (cause to stop) "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"