144 entries under prevent topic. ×

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preclude(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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spoil(verb, ruin, cross, frustrate)
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avoid(verb, stop, decline, reject, start)
2
confront(verb, stop, hinder, depress)
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confuse(verb, stop, decline, ruin, curb)
2
conquer(verb, stop, hinder, depress)
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crab(verb, stop, ruin, oppose, halt)
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cripple(verb, block, delay, curb)
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duck(verb, stop, ruin, start, withdraw)
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forbid(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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foul up(verb, expression, stop, disturb, ruin)
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get around(verb, expression, stop, decline, halt)
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get in the way(verb, expression, idiom, check, block)
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hang up(verb, expression, stop, check, halt)
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hold off(verb, expression, stop, restrain, halt)
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outwit(verb, stop, ruin, defeat, halt)
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puzzle(verb, block, hinder, confuse)
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restrict(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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scotch(verb, stop, ruin, oppose, curb)
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upset(noun, verb, stop, ruin, defeat)
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