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
not bat an eye
to not show any signs of being nervous even when something shocking or bad happens
The policeman did not bat an eye when the criminal began to reach for his knife.