Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
"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"
noun
Sense 2
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
verb
Sense 3
attract and fix
"His look caught her"
"She caught his eye"
"Catch the attention of the waiter"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 4
"Arrest the downward trend"
"Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"
"Contain the rebel movement"
"Turn back the tide of communism"
Type of:
defend
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 5
"Halt the engines"
"Arrest the progress"
"halt the presses"
Type of:
stop
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
67%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
41
Times Searched
3
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