Crossword-Solution: ARREST
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Arrest | v. t. | To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses. |
| Arrest | v. t. | To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime. |
| Arrest | v. t. | To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention. |
| Arrest | v. t. | To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate. |
| Arrest | v. i. | To tarry; to rest. |
| Arrest | v. t. | The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development. |
| Arrest | v. t. | The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant. |
| Arrest | v. t. | Any seizure by power, physical or moral. |
| Arrest | v. t. | A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| ARREST | anagram | ARRETS, RAREST, RASTER, RATERS, RETARS, SARTRE, STARER, TERRAS, TREASR |
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Hint 1 meaning
The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which
covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.
Hint 2 anagram
OAECRN
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COVER THE EYES
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Sentences with ARREST (5)
They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
Hear then: this man whom thou hast sought to arrest With threats and warrants this long while, the wretch Who murdered Laius—that man is here.
Every moment under that cart she expected recognition, arrest, herself and her children tried and condemned, and these young Englishmen, under the guidance of their brave and mysterious leader, had risked their lives to save them all, as they had already saved scores of other innocent people.
CHAPTER XVI UNDER ARREST As Carthoris, Xodar, Tars Tarkas, and I stood gazing at the magnificent vessel which meant so much to all of us, we saw a second and then a third top the summit of the hills and glide gracefully after their sister.
Firstly, he pointed out to the Piraeus police that Athens did not come under their jurisdiction, and they had no right to arrest anybody there without a warrant.
Quotes with ARREST (3)
What do you think has become of the young and old men? And what do you think has become of the women and children? They are alive and well somewhere, The smallest sprout shows there is really no death, And if ever there was it led forward life, and does not wait at the end to arrest it, And ceas'd the moment life appear'd. All goes onward and outward, nothing collapses, And to die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier.
The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.
Saying 'I notice you're a nerd' is like saying, 'Hey, I notice that you'd rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you'd rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?' In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even 'lame' is kind of lame. Saying 'You're lame' is like saying 'You walk with a limp.' Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he's done all right for himself.
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Appears in: AARP, Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Rock & Roll, S&S, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 299 times in crossword archives (1947–2025).