| 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: | 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 |