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
pie in the sky
a goal or plan that is too optimistic, a future reward after death
The boy's plans for his summer were pie in the sky. He would never complete them.