Hyphenation of arrest

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word arrest? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ar-rest

Definitions of arrest:

1.	The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) The policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
2.	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
3.	Take into custody The police nabbed the suspected criminals
4.	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
5.	Attract and fix His look caught her She caught his eye Catch the attention of the waiter
6.	Cause to stop Halt the engines Arrest the progress Halt the presses

Synonyms of arrest:

noun	apprehension, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody, capture, gaining control, seizure
noun	check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage, inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
verb	collar, nail, apprehend, pick up, nab, cop, seize, prehend, clutch
verb	check, turn back, stop, contain, hold back, defend
verb	catch, get, attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
verb	halt, hold, stop

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.