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арестувам — meaning in English

arestuvam

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English meaning

  • apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
  • arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
  • bust verb To break something, especially by force.
  • cop noun (informal) A police officer.
  • grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
  • nab verb To catch or arrest someone, especially a criminal.
  • pinch verb To squeeze a bit of skin or an object tightly between the thumb and finger.

Senses

арестувам is used for these senses in English:

  • apprehend (law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
  • arrest (transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.]
  • bust (transitive, slang) To arrest (someone or a group of people) for a crime.
  • cop (transitive) To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.
  • grab To restrain someone; to arrest.
  • nab (informal, transitive) To seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
  • pinch (horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
  • pinch (figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.

apprehend — full definition

  1. verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
  2. verb To understand or grasp something mentally.
  3. verb To anticipate something, usually with worry or fear.

arrest — full definition

  1. verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
  2. verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
  3. noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.

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