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refrain(verb, stop, hold, decline)
8
withhold(verb, stop, hold, keep)
6
constrain(verb, hold, keep, restrain)
6
curb(verb, stop, hold, keep)
5
deny(verb, keep, reject, dismiss)
4
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
2
bridle(verb, stop, keep, restrain)
2
inhibit(verb, stop, keep, restrain)
2
restrain(verb, stop, decline, keep)
1
bit(verb, restrain, suppress, limit)
1
bottle up(expression, restrain, limit, restrict)
1
box in(verb, expression, restrain, suppress)
1
bring to screeching halt(verb, expression, idiom, restrain)
1
check(verb, stop, keep, restrain)
1
clog(verb, restrain, suppress, limit)
1
contain(verb, restrain, suppress, limit)
1
cook(verb, restrain, suppress, limit)
1
cool down(expression, restrain, limit, restrict)
1
cool off(verb, expression, restrain, suppress)
1
entrammel(verb, restrain, suppress, limit)
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