Daily bread 09/14/2019

• arrest - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

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        v      hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

     

         

    “Arrest the downward trend”

           

     

    Synonyms:

          

    check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back

            

                                          

     

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     cut down, cut out 

    intercept (a player)

     

             

            

     

    Type of:

            

     defend 

    be on the defensive; act against an attack

     

             

         

     

             

     

        v      cause to stop

     

         

    “Arrest the progress”

           

     

    Synonyms:

          

    halt, hold

            

                                                

     

    Type of:

            

     stop 

    cause to stop

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