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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: catch
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: ensnare, apprehend

Synonyms:

arrest, bag, bust, capture, clasp, claw, clench, clutch, collar, cop, corral, entangle, entrap, get one's fingers on, glom, glove, grab, grasp, grip, hook, lasso, lay hold of, nab, nail, net, pick, pluck, pounce on, prehend, secure, seize, snag, snare, snatch, take, take hold of, trap

Antonyms:

free, let go, let off, lose, misplace, miss, release
Main Entry: clutch
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: grab, snatch

Synonyms:

catch, cherish, clasp, clench, clinch, cling to, collar, embrace, fasten, glom, grapple, grasp, grip, harbor, hold, hook, keep, nab, nail, put the snare on, seize, snag, snatch, take

Antonyms:

let go, unfasten
Main Entry: glimpse
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: brief look

Synonyms:

eye, eyeball, flash*, gander, glance, glom, gun*, impression, lamp, look-see, peek, peep, quick look, sight, sighting, slant, squint, swivel
Notes: a glance captures more than a glimpse; the verb glance takes no object while glimpse does

Antonyms:

stare
Main Entry: grab
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: latch on to

Synonyms:

capture, catch, catch hold of, clutch, collar, corral*, get one's fingers on, get one's hands on, glom, grapple, grasp, grip, hook, land, lay one's hands on, nab, nail, pluck, seize, snag, snap up, snatch, take, take hold of

Antonyms:

let go, release
Main Entry: grasp
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: grab

Synonyms:

bag*, catch, clasp, clinch, clutch, collar, corral, enclose, glom, grapple, grip, hold, hook, land, seize, snatch, take, take hold of

Antonyms:

let go, release
Main Entry: hang around
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: associate

Synonyms:

abide, affect, dally, frequent, glom, hang about, hang out, haunt, linger, live, loiter, reside, resort, roam, spend time, swell, tarry, waste time
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