n.
1.the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
2.the state of inactivity following an interruption arrest v.
1.take into custody
2.hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
3.attract and fix
4.cause to stop
Idiom of the Day
waste one's breath
to speak pointlessly about something without the desired results
My boss is very stubborn and you are wasting your breath to argue with him.