APPREHEND, APPREHENDED
ADJECTIVES
1613 — UNAPPREHENSIBLE that cannot be apprehended → obs.
1912 — SNEEZED apprehended, detained → US criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
NOUNS, PERSON
1375 — TAKER an apprehender; one who captures or seizes; a captor, a seizer, a catcher
VERBS
1000 — AFANG to apprehend, to seize; to take by force or authority → obs.
1016 — FANG to apprehend, to catch, to get into one’s power → obs.
1175 — BEGRIPE to apprehend, to catch hold of; to seize and hold fast → obs.
1400 — TACHE to apprehend, to arrest by legal authority → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1500 — PREHEND to apprehend, to seize, to catch, to take, to lay hold of → obs.
1607 — TAKE UP to apprehend with the senses, to perceive → obs.
1640 — NICK to apprehend, to catch, to take unawares; to arrest, to take into custody → sl.
1681 — NAB to apprehend and arrest; to catch, in the sense of to hit → UK criminals’ sl.
1732 — NAIL to apprehend; to catch someone; to place under arrest → colloq., criminals’ & police usage
1819 — BONE to apprehend, to take into custody
1835 — LAG to apprehend, to arrest → UK sl.
1906 — NECK to apprehend and arrest → US sl.
1928 — HOOK to apprehend or catch by law; to arrest → Amer. sl.
1929 — PUT THE ARM ON to apprehend, to take into custody, to place under arrest → US sl.
1953 — DROP THE ARM ON to apprehend, to take into custody, to place under arrest → US sl.
1970 — OFF to apprehend and arrest someone → US police sl.
2000 — CALL THE KNOCK to apprehend and arrest; to track down → sl.