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arrest
Verb
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If you are arrested you are caught by the police.
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If something arrests something else, it stops it.
His development was arrested by the disease.
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If something arrests it stops.
We called the ambulance after his heart arrested this morning.
arrest
Noun
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An arrest is when the police catch someone.
They made several arrests last night.
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An arrest is someone caught by the police.
Hey, that punk was my arrest, don't you try to take credit.
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An arrest is stopping, most often used for the heart.
He went into cardiac arrest (his heart stopped) at 8:37 this morning.
entry
Noun
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An entry is a way into a building.
There is an entry in.
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An entry is also permission to enter something.
An adult is needed for entry here.
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An entry is also information, like in an encyclopedia or dictionary.
You are reading the entry for the word entry on the Simple English Wiktionary.
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An entry is also something entered in.
We have submitted the entry for the contest.