arrest: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 6 letter points · starts with A · ends with T
Meaning of arrest
noun
- countable, uncountable
A check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.
- countable, uncountable
The condition of being stopped, standstill.
Example: cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest
- countable, uncountable
The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
Example: State police made a total of 15 drug-related arrests across the city.
- countable, uncountable
A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
Listed forms: arrests.
Source: Wiktionary — arrest.
verb
- transitive
To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
- transitive
To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
Example: The police have arrested a suspect in the murder inquiry.
- transitive
To catch the attention of.
- intransitive
To undergo cardiac arrest.
Listed forms: arrests, arresting, arrested.
Source: Wiktionary — arrest.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for arrest.
noun
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- apprehension
- catch
- collar
- pinch
- taking into custody
noun
the state of inactivity following an interruption
verb
take into custody
verb
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is arrest in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of arrest
A(1) + R(1) + R(1) + E(1) + S(1) + T(1) = 6 points.
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Anagrams of arrest
5 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from arrest
68 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in arrest. Showing up to 24, longest first.