101 entries under baulk topic. ×

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frustrate(verb, stop, upset, close, end)
22
hinder(verb, stop, upset, check, disturb)
21
foil(noun, verb, stop, upset, check)
21
block(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
20
baffle(noun, verb, stop, upset, check)
20
bar(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
20
check(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
18
hamper(verb, stop, upset, close, end)
15
handicap(noun, verb, check, block, delay)
14
disappoint(verb, stop, upset, ruin, fail)
13
demur(verb, stop, quiet, reject, oppose)
11
disconcert(verb, stop, upset, fail, halt)
10
recoil(verb, stop, start, withdraw, abandon)
8
circumvent(verb, stop, upset, ruin, fail)
8
shrink(verb, stop, start, withdraw, retreat)
6
checkmate(verb, stop, defeat, halt, allow)
6
cross(verb, phrasal verb, ruin, oppose, allow)
6
curb(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
6
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
5
confound(verb, adjective, block, distress, prevent)
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