pysäyttää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
- halt verb To stop moving or operating, or to cause something to stop.
- head noun The part of the body containing the brain, eyes, and mouth.
- intercept verb To stop or catch something before it reaches its destination.
- rein noun A strap attached to a bridle, used to control and guide a horse.
- stage noun A phase or step in a process of change or development.
- stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
- strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.
- suspend verb To stop something temporarily, meaning to start it again later.
- thwart verb To stop someone from succeeding at a plan; to block or frustrate it.
Senses
pysäyttää is used for these senses in English:
- arrest (transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.). [from 14th c.]
- arrest (transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.]
- arrest (transitive) To catch the attention of. [from 19th c.]
- block (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
- choke off (idiomatic, transitive) To stop (someone or something) in the execution of a purpose or task; to stop (someone) from doing something.
- draw up (transitive) To cause to come to a halt.
- head To get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose.
- head off (transitive) To intercept.
arrest — full definition
- verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
- noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.
block — full definition
- noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
- noun A section of a city bounded by streets, or the distance along one such section.
- noun Something that stops progress or prevents access.
- verb To obstruct or prevent something from passing or happening.
- verb To stop someone from contacting you online.