499 entries under verb topic. ×

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retard(stop, check, restrain, halt)
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delay(noun, stop, check, block)
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recoil(stop, start, withdraw, abandon)
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refuse(stop, reject, oppose, dismiss)
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resist(stop, check, disregard, block)
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shy(stop, quiet, reject, start)
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circumvent(stop, upset, ruin, fail)
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counteract(stop, check, disregard, restrain)
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flinch(stop, start, withdraw, retreat)
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jib(object, protest, regression)
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shrink(stop, start, withdraw, retreat)
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stymie(stop, ruin, halt, block)
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arrest(noun, stop, close, end)
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dash(stop, upset, ruin, fail)
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discomfit(defeat, confuse, agitate, frustrate)
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halt(noun, stop, close, end)
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intercept(noun, stop, restrain, halt)
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pause(noun, stop, close, end)
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restrain(stop, ruin, halt, block)
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traverse(noun, resist, contradict)
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