'rest

English

Verb

'rest (third-person singular simple present 'rests, present participle 'resting, simple past and past participle 'rested)

1. Contraction of arrest (to capture a criminal)
   • 1928 arr: Misisipi John Hurt Stack O'Lee Blues

     Police officer how can it be/You can 'rest everybody but cruel Stack O'Lee

Anagrams

• -ster, ERTs, SERT, erst, rets, tres