arresting Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb take into custody
   nab; cop; pick up; apprehend; nail; arrest; collar.
   
   • the police nabbed the suspected criminals
2. verb hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
   turn back; stop; hold back; arrest; contain; check.
   
   • Arrest the downward trend
   • Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
   • Contain the rebel movement
   • Turn back the tide of communism
3. verb attract and fix
   catch; arrest; get.
   
   • His look caught her
   • She caught his eye
   • Catch the attention of the waiter
4. verb cause to stop
   arrest; hold; halt.
   
   • Halt the engines
   • Arrest the progress
   • halt the presses
5. adjective satellite commanding attention
   sensational; stunning.
   
   • an arresting drawing of people turning into animals
   • a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten
   • a stunning performance

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