7
encumbrance
7
halt(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
7
hedge
7
intercept(noun, verb, stop, restrain, halt)
7
pause(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
7
restrain(verb, stop, ruin, halt, block)
7
traverse(noun, verb, resist, contradict)
7
turn down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, reject)
6
checkmate(verb, stop, defeat, halt, allow)
6
cross(verb, phrasal verb, ruin, oppose, allow)
6
curb(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
6
drawback
6
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
6
interception
6
object(verb, disregard, oppose, ignore, challenge)
6
stall(verb, stop, close, end, check)
6
stump(verb, phrasal verb, stop, block, allow)
6
timber(noun, matter, beam, shaft, letdown)
6
trump(defeat, distress, disconcert, perplex, unsettle)
6
wheel(noun, regression)
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