| discourage(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| hitch(join, curb, bind, hindrance, tame) |
| hobble(verb, hold, control, restrain, suppress) |
| hold down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| imprison(verb, hold, control, make, force) |
| keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| moderate(verb, stop, control, check, reduce) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| quell(verb, restrain, limit, restrict) |
| rein in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| reins(noun, prison) |
| resist(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, deny) |
| restriction(noun, control, force, power, rule) |
| slacken |
| tie down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control) |
| tie up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control) |
| trammels(noun, device) |
| bar(noun, verb, stop, hold, control) |
| confinement(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint) |