Arrest
Arrest verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.
Usage example: the inept robber was promptly arrested by the off-duty policeman he had tried to hold up
Spring
Spring verb - To come into existence.
How words are described
| particular | particular arrest | particular spring |
| instant | instant arrest | instant spring |
| actual | actual arrest | actual spring |
| real | real arrest | real spring |
| Other adjectives: false, secret, final, subsequent, last, improvised, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Specifically, sounds of crashing and hammering leads up to the fast food robbery which heralds going to Florida, sounds of the jail cell door leads up to the arrest which moves from typical spring break to weird spring break, and sounds of gun fire leads up to Cotty being shot.
Source: Film / Spring Breakers
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