30
control(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
27
restrain(verb, stop, hold, control, order)
24
check(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
23
curb(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
18
leash(noun, verb, hold, control, restrain)
15
repress(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
15
inhibit(verb, stop, hold, control, make)
15
rein(noun, verb, control, check, restrain)
14
govern(verb, hold, control, order, check)
14
harness(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
13
restraint(noun, control, force, check, power)
12
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
12
shackle(noun, verb, hold, control, restrain)
12
subdue(verb, hold, control, check, run)
12
suppress(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
11
constrain(verb, stop, hold, control, make)
10
contain(verb, hold, control, run, determine)
10
tether(noun, verb, hold, restrain, lead)
9
bit(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
9
collar(noun, verb, restrain, restraint, imprison)
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