arrest vs take hold of

arrest is a noun but take hold of is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arrest	Yes	No	Yes	No
take hold of	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take hold of is a hypernym of arrest; that is, take hold of is a word with a broader meaning than arrest:

Other hypernyms of arrest include clutch, prehend, seize, take hold.

arrest (noun)	take hold of (noun)
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
the state of inactivity following an interruption

arrest (verb)	take hold of (verb)
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of	take into your hands deliberately
take into custody
attract and fix
cause to come to an abrupt stop