The Clue
Halt (6 letter answer)
The Answer
ARREST
Tags
Notes
The answer ARREST is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
Related Clues
Apprehend
Bring in
Capture
Check
Citizen's ___
Collar
Detention
Nab
Pinch
Run in
Seizure
Stem
Stop
Take in
Blotter item
Catch the attention
Police action
Police datum
Put a stop to
Record listing
Slow up
Stop suddenly
Police-blotter entry
Take into custody
Undesirable part of a record
What Ness put people under
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"