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
cut (someone) off or cut off (someone)
to stop someone from saying something, to disconnect someone on the phone
I tried to tell my father about the accident but he cut me off before I could speak.