| Main Entry: | run in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arrest |
Synonyms: |
apprehend, bust, collar, cop, detain, handcuff, jail, nab, pick up, pinch*, pull in, put the cuffs on, take into custody, throw in jail |
Antonyms: |
exonerate, free, let go |
| Main Entry: | altercation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, often verbal |
Synonyms: |
argument, beef, bickering, blowup, bone of contention, brawl*, brush*, combat, contest, controversy, dispute, embroilment, flap, fracas*, fuss, go*, hassle, quarrel, row, rumble*, run-in, set-to, squabbling, tiff, words, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
agreement, concord, harmony, peace, union, unity |
| Main Entry: | apprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch and arrest |
Synonyms: |
bag*, bust, capture, collar, cop, grab, nab, nail, place under arrest, run in, seize, take in, take into custody, take prisoner |
Antonyms: |
lose, not catch |
| Main Entry: | argument |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | verbal fight |
Synonyms: |
altercation, beef, bickering, blowup, bone, bone of contention, bone to pick, brannigan, brawl, brush, clash, controversy, crusher, debate, difference of opinion, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, dustup, exchange, face-off, falling, feud, finisher, flap, fuss, gin, go*, hassle, knock down and drag out, knockdown, out, quarrel, rhubarb, romp, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, run-in, scene, scrap, set-to, shindy, spat, squabble, static*, stew, talking heads, tiff, words, wrangle |
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | taking into custody |
Synonyms: |
accommodation, apprehension, appropriation, bag*, booby trap, bust, captivity, capture, collar, commitment, confinement, constraint, crimp, detention, drop*, fall*, gaff, glom, grab*, heat*, hook*, imprisonment, incarceration, jailing, mitt, nab, nail, nick, nip, pick up*, pickle, pinch*, preventive custody, protective custody, pull in, pull*, restraining, run in, sequestering, snare, sweep* |
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take into authorized custody |
Synonyms: |
apprehend, bag*, book, brace*, bust, capture, catch, collar, detain, drop*, gaff, get*, glom, grab*, hook*, imprison, incarcerate, jail, kick*, nab, nail, net*, nick, pick up*, pinch*, pull in, pull*, put the arm on, put the cuffs on, round up, roust, run in, secure*, seize*, sidetrack, snag*, tab, tag*, take in, take prisoner, toss in jail |
| Main Entry: | brush |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
Synonyms: |
clash, conflict, confrontation, encounter, engagement, fracas, rub, run-in, scrap, set-to, skirmish, tap, touch, tussle |
| Main Entry: | bust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arrest for illegal action |
Synonyms: |
apprehend, catch, collar, cop, detain, nab, pick up, pinch, pull in, raid, run in, search |
Antonyms: |
exonerate, let go |
| Main Entry: | call |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | visit at residence or business |
Synonyms: |
come by, come over, crash, drop by, drop in, fall by, fall down, hit, look in on, look up, play, pop in, run in, see, stop by, stop in, swing by |
| Main Entry: | capture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | catching, forceful holding |
Synonyms: |
abduction, acquirement, acquisition, apprehension, appropriating, appropriation, arrest, bag*, bust, catch, collar, commandeering, confiscation, drop*, ensnaring, fall, gaining, grab*, grasping, hit the jackpot, hook*, imprisonment, knock off, laying hold of, nab, nail, obtaining, occupation, pick up*, pinch*, pull*, run in, securing, seizing, seizure, snatching, sweep*, taking, taking captive, taking into custody, trapping, trip, winning |
Antonyms: |
freeing, letting go, liberalization, release |