499 entries under verb topic. ×

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turn down(expression, phrasal verb, stop, reject)
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checkmate(stop, defeat, halt, allow)
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cross(phrasal verb, ruin, oppose, allow)
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curb(noun, stop, close, end)
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hold back(expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
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object(disregard, oppose, ignore, challenge)
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stall(stop, close, end, check)
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stump(phrasal verb, stop, block, allow)
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beat(stop, ruin, defeat, halt)
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confound(adjective, block, distress, prevent)
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counter(stop, check, ruin, restrain)
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cramp(stop, check, ruin, halt)
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decline(reject, disregard, oppose, ignore)
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defy(disregard, ignore, evade, violate)
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desist(stop, close, end, reject)
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dissent(oppose, criticize, protest, disagree)
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encumber(noun, check, block, delay)
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falter(check, withdraw, delay, hinder)
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forestall(stop, restrain, halt, block)
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inhibit(stop, halt, block, delay)
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