Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppagethe 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” Verbs
(v)check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold backhold 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” (v)catch, arrest, getattract and fix“His look caught her”,
“She caught his eye”,
“Catch the attention of the waiter” (v)halt, hold, arrestcause to come to an abrupt stop“Halt the engines”,
“Arrest the progress”,
“halt the presses”