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nonplus(verb, prevent, hinder, confuse)
4
prohibit(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
4
stay(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
4
trammel(verb, stop, ruin, delay)
3
avert(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
3
cease(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
3
clog(verb, check, delay, curb)
3
contravene(verb, check, disregard, delay)
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crimp(verb, stop, check, ruin, halt)
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debar(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
3
deter(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
3
preclude(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
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avoid(verb, stop, decline, reject, start)
2
blow the whistle on(expression, idiom, stop, close, end)
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bring to standstill(expression, idiom, stop, close, end)
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cease fire(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
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close down(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
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cool it(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
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crab(verb, stop, ruin, oppose, halt)
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cripple(verb, delay, curb, prevent)
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