Arrest and Contain

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Arrest verb - Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.

Usage example: Arrest the downward trend

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Contain is a synonym for arrest. In some cases you can use "Contain" instead a verb "Arrest".

Nearby Words: arresting, arrested, arrester

Contain verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).

Usage example: frantic efforts to contain the spread of the disease

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Arrest is a synonym for contain. Sometimes you can use "Arrest" instead a verb "Contain".

Nearby Words: container, containing, containment, containable

At the end, it turns out to contain all the details for the robbery, which allows them to appear and arrest Marcus.

Source: Film / Bad Santa
Hollywood Law: Ray is a robbery suspect, but apparently the cops can only arrest him if he opens a locker that may contain the stolen coins.

Source: Film / Getting Even with Dad
The room in the sawmill where Dale and Allison take refuge just happens to contain a twenty-year-old newspaper with a front-page photo of one of the Memorial Day Massacre perpetrators under arrest, revealing that he looks exactly like Chad.

Source: Film / Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil

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