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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 
4 freeing, release 
5 acceleration, encouragement, precipitation, promotion, quickening 

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