| prevention(noun, delay, suspension, stopping, slowing) |
| prohibit(verb, stop, check, reduce, restrain) |
| repress(verb, stop, hold, control, keep) |
| shut off(verb, expression, stop, close, check) |
| snare(noun, verb, hold, take, force) |
| stanch(verb, stop, slow, staunch) |
| suspend(verb, stop, hold, break, close) |
| abduction(noun, drop, capture, occupation, apprehension) |
| attract(verb, action, hold, fix, absorb) |
| bag(noun, verb, stop, hold, take) |
| blockage(noun, halt, delay, strike, protest) |
| brake(verb, stop, close, check, halt) |
| bridle(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| clog(verb, stop, hold, close, check) |
| confinement(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint) |
| dam(verb, stop, close, restrain, halt) |
| drop(noun, verb, stop, hold, take) |
| engross(verb, hold, get, fix, grip) |
| enthrall(verb, hold, join, catch, interest) |
| forestall(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |