8
stay(noun, verb, hinder, hindrance)
7
bridle(noun, verb, control, lead, limit)
7
clog(noun, verb, stop, control, close)
7
copse(noun, vegetable)
7
decelerate(verb, stop, check, reduce, restrain)
7
bit(noun, verb, control, restraint, prison)
7
bracken
7
control(noun, verb, check, reduce, restrain)
7
coppice(noun, plant, scrub, park, vegetable)
7
curtail(verb, action, reduce, restrain, delay)
7
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, check)
7
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
7
reef(verb, action, reduce, restrain, delay)
7
restriction(noun, control, lead, limit, restraint)
6
choke(noun, verb, stop, control, close)
6
detain(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
6
inhibit(verb, control, reduce, restrain, block)
6
restrain(verb, control, reduce, block, delay)
6
snaffle(noun, restraint, bit, prison)
6
stall(verb, stop, close, check, reduce)
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