Movement

Synonyms for arrest

Two senses of arrest live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsMovement

cause to come to an abrupt stop

Arrest the progress.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

hold

Same sentence, swapped: Hold the progress.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for arrest as it is used in the sentence above.

cop
cut
brake

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsCompetition

hold back, as of a danger or an enemy

Arrest the downward trend.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

stop

Same sentence, swapped: Stop the downward trend.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for arrest as it is used in the sentence above.

cop
protect
bulwark

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Closest first: other movement words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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