7
snaffle(noun, restraint, bit, prison)
7
withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, make)
6
bristle(verb, upset, rise, excited, bully)
6
constraint(noun, curb, restraint, hindrance, limitation)
6
forbear(verb, stop, control, restrain, suppress)
6
jail(noun, verb, hold, control, make)
6
keep(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
5
arrest(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
5
command(noun, verb, control, order, force)
5
detain(verb, hold, control, keep, restrain)
5
deterrent(noun, control, lead, curb, limit)
5
direct(verb, hold, control, order, run)
5
gag(noun, verb, hold, control, restrain)
5
hackamore(noun, lead, device, prison, confinement)
5
headstall(noun, lead, device, prison, confinement)
5
hold(verb, stop, control, keep, reduce)
5
stop(noun, verb, hold, control, check)
5
trammel(verb, hold, restrain, limit, trap)
4
cage(noun, verb, imprison, prison, husbandry)
4
chain(noun, verb, hold, control, make)
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