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Best answers for Arrest – Crossword Clue


Answer: catch


Clue Length Answer
Arrest3 lettersnab
  1. Definition: 1. seize suddenly

Arrest4 lettersreef
  1. Definition: 1. one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind

Arrest4 letterscurb
  1. Definition: 1. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess;

Arrest4 letterstake
  1. Definition: 1. develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars"

Arrest4 letterspull
  1. Definition: 1. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

Arrest4 lettersnick
  1. Definition: 1. a small cut

Arrest4 lettersnail
  1. Definition: 1. complete a pass

Arrest4 lettersstay
  1. Definition: 1. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

Arrest4 lettersbust
  1. Definition: 1. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"

Arrest4 lettersstop
  1. Definition: 1. a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens;

Arrest4 letterssnub
  1. Definition: 1. reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

Arrest4 lettersrein
  1. Definition: 1. keep in check; "rule one's temper"

Arrest4 lettershalt
  1. Definition: 1. disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"

Arrest4 lettersstem
  1. Definition: 1. cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

Arrest4 lettersslow
  1. Definition: 1. (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

Arrest5 lettersclose
  1. Definition: 1. confined to specific persons;

Arrest5 lettersrelax
  1. Definition: 1. make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope"

Arrest5 lettersstunt
  1. Definition: 1. perform a stunt or stunts

Arrest5 lettersseize
  1. Definition: 1. capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"

Arrest5 letterscatch
  1. Definition: 1. be struck or affected by; "catch fire"; "catch the mood"

Arrest5 lettersspasm
  1. Definition: 1. (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)

Arrest5 lettersstand
  1. Definition: 1. remain inactive or immobile; "standing water"

Arrest5 lettersspoke
  1. Definition: 1. give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"

Arrest5 lettersstall
  1. Definition: 1. deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"

Arrest5 lettersrunin

    Arrest5 lettersdeter
    1. Definition: 1. turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

    Arrest6 lettersretard
    1. Definition: 1. cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"

    Arrest6 letterssnatch
    1. Definition: 1. to make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the butterflies"

    Arrest6 lettersrun-in
    1. Definition: 1. an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

    Arrest6 lettersresist
    1. Definition: 1. withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"

    Arrest6 lettersstanch
    1. Definition: 1. stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"

    Arrest6 lettersscotch
    1. Definition: 1. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

    Arrest6 lettersstroke
    1. Definition: 1. a light touch with the hands

    Arrest6 lettersstrike
    1. Definition: 1. drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"

    Arrest6 lettersthroes
    1. Definition: 1. violent pangs of suffering; "death throes"

    Arrest6 letterspullin

      Arrest6 lettershaulin

        Arrest6 letterssartre
        1. Definition: 1. French writer and existentialist philosopher (1905-1980)

        Arrest6 letterscollar
        1. Definition: 1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

        Arrest6 lettersdetain
        1. Definition: 1. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

        Arrest6 lettersfasten
        1. Definition: 1. make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"

        Arrest7 letterssuspend
        1. Definition: 1. cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"

        Arrest7 letterscapture
        1. Definition: 1. take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"

        Arrest7 lettersprevent
        1. Definition: 1. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

        Arrest7 letterssetback
        1. Definition: 1. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

        Arrest7 lettersrepress
        1. Definition: 1. block the action of

        Arrest7 letterstake-in

          Arrest7 letterstetanus
          1. Definition: 1. a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses

          Arrest7 lettersslow-up

            Arrest7 lettersslacken
            1. Definition: 1. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

            Arrest7 letterssqueeze
            1. Definition: 1. squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"

            Arrest7 lettersseizure
            1. Definition: 1. the taking possession of something by legal process

            Arrest7 lettersrefrain
            1. Definition: 1. the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

            Arrest7 letterspull-in

              Arrest7 letterspull-up
              1. Definition: 1. an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar

              Arrest7 letterstake-up

                Arrest7 letterstrammel
                1. Definition: 1. a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

                Arrest7 letterswalkout

                  Arrest8 lettersrestrain
                  1. Definition: 1. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

                  Arrest8 lettersset-back

                    Arrest8 lettersretrench
                    1. Definition: 1. make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"

                    Arrest8 lettersprohibit
                    1. Definition: 1. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

                    Arrest8 lettersslowdown
                    1. Definition: 1. the act of slowing down or falling behind

                    Arrest8 lettersstandoff
                    1. Definition: 1. the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand

                    Arrest8 lettersstoppage
                    1. Definition: 1. the act of stopping something;

                    Arrest8 lettersstraiten
                    1. Definition: 1. squeeze together

                    Arrest8 letterssuppress
                    1. Definition: 1. control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

                    Arrest8 letterswithhold

                      Arrest8 lettersthrottle
                      1. Definition: 1. reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"

                      Arrest9 lettersrationing

                        Arrest9 lettersstricture
                        1. Definition: 1. severe criticism

                        Arrest9 letterstaking-in

                          Arrest9 lettersapprehend
                          1. Definition: 1. get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

                          Arrest9 lettersrestraint
                          1. Definition: 1. discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"

                          Arrest9 letterspreoccupy

                            Arrest9 lettersspellbind
                            1. Definition: 1. put into a trance

                            Arrest9 lettersstalemate
                            1. Definition: 1. drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check

                            Arrest9 lettersslow-down

                              Arrest10 lettersresistance
                              1. Definition: 1. the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents; "these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog"

                              Arrest10 lettersvisitation
                              1. Definition: 1. an official visit for inspection or supervision; "the commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations"; "the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese"

                              Arrest10 lettersslackening

                                Arrest10 lettersrepression

                                  Arrest10 lettersthrombosis

                                    Arrest10 lettersneutralize

                                      Arrest10 lettersprehension

                                        Arrest10 lettersstandstill
                                        1. Definition: 1. an interruption of normal activity

                                        Arrest10 lettersprotection
                                        1. Definition: 1. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"

                                        Arrest10 letterscomprehend
                                        1. Definition: 1. get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

                                        Arrest10 lettersprevention

                                          Arrest11 lettersprohibition
                                          1. Definition: 1. the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"

                                          Arrest11 letterssuppression

                                            Arrest11 lettersretardation

                                              Arrest11 lettersrestriction

                                                Arrest12 lettersself-control

                                                  Arrest12 lettersstranglehold
                                                  1. Definition: 1. a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe

                                                  Arrest12 lettersretrenchment

                                                    Arrest12 lettersslowing-down

                                                      Arrest13 letterswork-stoppage

                                                        Arrest15 letterstakeintocustody

                                                          Arrest15 letterssit-down-strike

                                                            Arrest18 lettersrestraint-of-trade


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