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hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
6
choke(noun, verb, stop, control, close)
6
detain(verb, reduce, restrain, delay)
6
stall(verb, stop, close, reduce)
5
slow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, delay)
5
arrest(verb, stop, close, halt)
5
fetter(noun, verb, delay, hinder)
5
handicap(noun, verb, control, reduce)
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mire(noun, verb, reduce, restrain)
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moderate(verb, adjective, stop, slowness)
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slacken(verb, stop, slowness)
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crimp(noun, verb, delay, difficulty)
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damper(noun, device, hindrance)
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deterrent(noun, control, lead, curb)
4
hurdle(noun, difficulty, curb, restraint)
4
obstacle(noun, difficulty, curb, restraint)
4
reduce speed(verb, expression, idiom, stop)
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set back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce)
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hindrance(noun, control, curb, limit)
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encumber(verb, delay, hinder, lessen)
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