45 entries under decrease topic. ×

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check(noun, verb, stop, action, control)
15
curb(noun, verb, action, control, check)
11
impede(verb, stop, control, close, check)
11
hinder(verb, stop, control, close, check)
10
delay(noun, verb, check, reduce, restrain)
8
retard(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain)
7
decelerate(verb, stop, check, reduce, restrain)
7
control(noun, verb, check, reduce, restrain)
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)
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
stall(verb, stop, close, check, reduce)
5
handicap(noun, verb, control, check, reduce)
5
mire(noun, verb, check, reduce, restrain)
4
lose speed(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, delay)
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