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
whole ball of wax
the whole thing or the whole matter
I want to finish our redecorating project and be finished with the whole ball of wax.