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arresting definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb arrest 1 of 4 senses of arrest Sense 2 check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back => cut down cut out Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb arrest 1 of 4 senses of arrest Sense 2 check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back => cut down cut out Entailment of verb arrest Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb arrest 4 senses of arrest Sense 1 collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up nab, cop => seize, prehend, clutch Sense 2 check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back => defend Sense 3 catch, arrest, get => attract, pull pull in draw in Sense 4 halt, hold arrest => stop Familiarity of verb arrest arrest used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb arrest Sense 1 collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up nab, cop => seize, prehend, clutch -------------- Sense 2 check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back => defend -------------- Sense 3 catch, arrest, get => attract, pull pull in draw in -------------- Sense 4 halt, hold arrest => stop -------------- Overview of verb arrest The verb arrest has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (20) collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up nab, cop -- (take into custody, as of suspected criminals, by the police) 2. (2) check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back -- (hold back as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in SE Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back athe tide of communism") 3. (1) catch, arrest, get -- (attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter") 4. halt, hold arrest -- (cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses") Overview of adj arresting The adj arresting has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. arresting, sensational, stunning -- (commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance") Antonyms of adj arresting 1 sense of arresting Sense 1 arresting, sensational, stunning INDIRECT (VIA impressive) -> unimpressive Similarity of adj arresting 1 sense of arresting Sense 1 arresting, sensational, stunning => impressive (vs. unimpressive) Attributes of adj arresting Familiarity of adj arresting arresting used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj arresting arresting Overview of verb arrest The verb arrest has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (20) collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up nab, cop -- (take into custody, as of suspected criminals, by the police) 2. (2) check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back -- (hold back as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in SE Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back athe tide of communism") 3. (1) catch, arrest, get -- (attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter") 4. halt, hold arrest -- (cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses") Overview of adj arresting The adj arresting has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. arresting, sensational, stunning -- (commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance")
arresting definition
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