40
stop(noun, verb, hold, calm, break)
30
check(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
27
halt(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
25
capture(noun, verb, stop, action, hold)
23
apprehend(verb, law, stop, hold, take)
23
catch(noun, verb, stop, action, hold)
23
collar(noun, verb, phrasal verb, law, stop)
22
seize(verb, law, stop, hold, take)
19
nab(noun, verb, phrasal verb, law, stop)
19
pinch(noun, verb, phrasal verb, law, hold)
19
block(noun, verb, stop, take, close)
19
retard(verb, stop, control, check, reduce)
19
hinder(verb, stop, hold, break, take)
17
obstruct(verb, stop, hold, break, take)
17
prevent(verb, stop, hold, break, take)
17
stay(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
16
bust(noun, verb, phrasal verb, law, stop)
15
detain(verb, stop, hold, take, control)
14
apprehension(noun, law, drop, delay, capture)
14
delay(noun, verb, stop, break, control)
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