Arrest and Cleave

Arrest

Arrest verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.

Cleave and arrest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cleave" instead a verb "Arrest".

Nearby Words: arresting, arrested, arrester

Cleave

Cleave verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.

Arrest and cleave are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arrest" instead a verb "Cleave".

Nearby Words: cleavage, cleaver, cleaving

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

person arrest person cleave person
man arrest man cleave man
men arrest men cleave men
team arrest team cleave team
Other words: head, enemies.
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