2
fence in(expression, hold, contain, trap, commit)
2
fetter(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
2
hamper(verb, hold, control, check, reduce)
2
handicap(verb, hold, control, check, reduce)
2
hog-tie(verb, stop, control, make, force)
2
hold hostage(expression, hold, commit, confine, detain)
2
hold up(expression, restrain, halt, block, bar)
2
ice(verb, hold, control, quiet, restrain)
2
incarcerate(hold, make, force, curb, pressure)
2
include
2
intern(hold, make, force, curb, pressure)
2
interrupt(verb, restrain, curb, contain, repress)
2
jail(verb, hold, control, make, force)
2
keep captive(expression, hold, commit, confine, detain)
2
keep down(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain)
2
keep in(verb, expression, close, restrain, block)
2
keep in check(verb, expression, idiom, control, close)
2
keep lid on(verb, expression, idiom, stop, control)
2
limit(verb, hold, control, check, reduce)
2
lock in(expression, hold, commit, confine, detain)
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