Arrest the downward trend.
Arrest the progress.
Catch the attention of the waiter.
Check the growth of communism in South East Asia.
Contain the rebel movement.
during the halt he got some lunch.
Halt the engines.
halt the presses.
he spent the entire stop in his seat.
held them in check.
His look caught her.
She caught his eye.
the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow.
the negotiations were in arrest.
the police nabbed the suspected criminals.
the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar.
Turn back the tide of communism.