19
smother(verb, hold, control, cover, block)
18
stifle(verb, hold, control, restrain, block)
18
strangle(verb, hold, control, press, crush)
16
choke(verb, hold, control, close, quiet)
15
asphyxiate(verb, block, kill, hide, contain)
15
suffocate(verb, block, kill, hide, contain)
10
accelerator
9
gag(verb, hold, control, restrain, block)
8
restrain(verb, control, check, curb, suppress)
7
silence(verb, control, quiet, restrain, curb)
7
clutch(verb, take, force, press, crush)
7
confine
7
curb(verb, control, close, check, restrain)
7
suppress(verb, hold, control, restrain, block)
6
garrote(verb, quiet, restrain, block, curb)
6
repress(verb, hold, restrain, curb, suppress)
5
bound
5
gas(noun, gas pedal)
5
restrict(verb, control, check, restrain, suppress)
5
trammel(verb, check, block, obscure, hinder)
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