The Clue
Checks (7 letter answer)
The Answer
ARRESTS
Tags
Notes
The answer ARRESTS is uncommon, appearing about once every 475 puzzles.
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Snaps handcuffs on
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Definition
ARREST as a noun:
1. (apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody) = the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
2. (arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage) = the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
ARREST as a verb:
1. (collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop) = take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
2. (check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back) = hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
3. (catch, arrest, get) = attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
4. (halt, hold, arrest) = cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"