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12
hold back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, control)
7
hold in(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
4
hold down(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
4
keep back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
4
rein in(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
4
tie down(verb, phrasal verb, hold, control)
4
tie up(verb, phrasal verb, hold, control)
3
cool off(verb, control, make, force)
3
keep in check(verb, idiom, check)
3
pin down(verb, phrasal verb, hold, control)
3
see red(verb, rise, swell, rage)
3
toss the head(idiom, pride)
2
bearing rein(idiom, prison)
2
boil over(verb, rise, swell, rage)
2
bottle up(verb, hold, control, make)
2
flare up(verb, phrasal verb, rise, swell)
2
hem in(hold, control, make, force)
2
hold in check
2
hold up(verb, stop, restrain, curb)
2
keep down(verb, hold, control, restrain)
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, bridle thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/bridle/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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