3
keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
3
keep in custody(expression, idiom, hold, commit, confine)
3
keep secret(verb, expression, hold, close, restrain)
3
kill(verb, hold, control, restrain, halt)
3
lock up(verb, expression, hold, take, control)
3
put away(expression, hold, control, check, reduce)
3
quash(verb, restrain, block, curb, suppress)
3
rail in(expression, hold, commit, confine, detain)
3
siege
3
silence(verb, calm, quiet, restrain, block)
3
subdue(verb, hold, control, restrain, block)
3
trap(verb, hold, restrain, suppress, contain)
2
ban(verb, make, force, restrain, halt)
2
bastille(verb, hold, commit, confine, detain)
2
bind(verb, hold, take, control, make)
2
bottle(verb, restrain, block, curb, suppress)
2
bridle(verb, hold, control, make, force)
2
bring to screeching halt(verb, expression, idiom, control, cool)
2
censor(verb, close, quiet, restrain, curb)
2
chain(verb, hold, control, make, force)
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