2
set back(expression, resist, repel, repulse)
2
shackle(verb, hold, control, restrain, suppress)
2
shut
2
shut down(verb, expression, quiet, restrain, curb)
2
sit on(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain)
2
smother(verb, control, close, check, cool)
2
squash(verb, quiet, restrain, curb, suppress)
2
squelch(verb, quiet, restrain, block, curb)
2
stockade(verb, hold, commit, confine, detain)
2
take prisoner(expression, hold, commit, confine, detain)
2
throttle(verb, control, quiet, restrain, curb)
2
tie up(verb, expression, hold, control, cool)
2
trammel(verb, hold, take, quiet, keep)
2
withhold(verb, take, control, make, force)
1
abstain(control, restrain, limit, restrict, repress)
1
adhere(verb, hold, take, keep, restrain)
1
apprehend(verb, hold, commit, confine, detain)
1
asphyxiate
1
balk(verb, control, quiet, restrain, curb)
1
bar(verb, control, make, set, force)
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