5
slow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, delay)
5
arrest(verb, stop, close, check, halt)
5
catch(noun, verb, stop, control, close)
5
fetter(noun, verb, check, delay, hinder)
5
handicap(noun, verb, control, check, reduce)
5
jam(noun, verb, prevent, hinder, impede)
5
mire(noun, verb, check, reduce, restrain)
5
moderate(verb, adjective, stop, check, slowness)
5
slacken(verb, stop, check, slowness)
5
thwart(verb, stop, close, halt, block)
4
boscage
4
clip the wings(expression, idiom, slowness)
4
crimp(noun, verb, check, delay, difficulty)
4
damper(noun, check, device, hindrance)
4
deter(verb, stop, close, halt, block)
4
deterrent(noun, control, check, lead, curb)
4
foul(verb, hinder)
4
grove(noun, cluster, vegetable)
4
hurdle(noun, check, difficulty, curb, restraint)
4
lose speed(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
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