101 entries under baulk topic. ×

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cramp(verb, stop, check, ruin, halt)
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dissent(verb, oppose, criticize, protest, disagree)
5
encumber(noun, verb, check, block, delay)
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nullify(verb, stop, halt, curb, prevent)
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ruin(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, spoil)
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hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
4
nonplus(verb, block, prevent, hinder, confuse)
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cast down(expression, upset, fail, cross, deceive)
3
clog(verb, check, block, delay, curb)
3
contravene(verb, check, disregard, block, delay)
3
discountenance(oppose, criticize, distress, cross, protest)
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retreat(verb, start, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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spoil(verb, ruin, prevent, cross, frustrate)
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abandon(verb, withdraw, yield, surrender, admit)
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back off(verb, expression, check, withdraw, abandon)
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backtrack(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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challenge(verb, oppose, criticize, ignore, dispute)
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cop out(verb, expression, decline, withdraw, abandon)
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fetter(verb, check, block, delay, curb)
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get in the way(verb, expression, idiom, check, block)
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