arrest
vb
1 apprehend, bust (informal) capture, catch, collar (informal) detain, feel one's collar (slang) lay hold of, lift (slang) nab (informal) nail (informal) nick (slang, chiefly Brit.) pinch (informal) run in (slang) seize, take, take into custody, take prisoner
2 block, check, delay, end, halt, hinder, hold, inhibit, interrupt, obstruct, restrain, retard, slow, stall, stay, stop, suppress
3 absorb, catch, engage, engross, fascinate, grip, hold, intrigue, occupy
n
4 apprehension, bust (informal) capture, cop (slang) detention, seizure
5 blockage, check, delay, end, halt, hindrance, inhibition, interruption, obstruction, restraint, stalling, stay, stoppage, suppression
Antonyms
, vb
1 free, let go, release, set free
2 accelerate, encourage, precipitate, promote, quicken, speed up
n
5 acceleration, encouragement, precipitation, promotion, quickening