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
catch (someone) red-handed
to find someone in the middle of doing something wrong
The clerk caught the boy red-handed when he was stealing the candy.