Arrest

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Arrest

Arrest : கைது செய்

Arrest : காவலில் வை,கைது,கைது செய்

Arrest : கைது செய்தல்

English Verbs with Tamil meanings

PresentPastPast ParticipleGerundTamil Meaning
Arrestarrestedarrestedarrestingகைது செய்

Arrest definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
  2. To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
  3. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
  4. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.
  5. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
  6. The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
  7. Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
  8. A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails.

Intransitive verb. To tarry; to rest.