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arrest[1,verb] arrest[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹ar·rest
Pronunciation: -rest
Function: verb
1 a : to stop the progress or movement of b : ²CHECK 3, slow <arrest a disease>
2 : to take or keep in one's control by authority of law <arrest someone on suspicion of robbery>
3 : to attract and hold the attention of <colors that arrest the eye>

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