| dam(verb, stop, prevent, slow, staunch) |
| decrease(verb, stop, slow, staunch) |
| desist(verb, stop, hold, break, close) |
| deter(verb, stop, finish, pause, cease) |
| draw up(verb, expression, stop, hold, break) |
| drop(verb, hold, break, close, end) |
| drop anchor(verb, expression, stop, finish, pause) |
| end(verb, stop, hold, break, close) |
| finish(verb, stop, hold, break, close) |
| freeze(verb, stop, finish, pause, cease) |
| frustrate(verb, stop, finish, pause, cease) |
| hamper(verb, stop, finish, pause, cease) |
| hang it up(verb, expression, idiom, hold, break) |
| hinder(verb, stop, prevent, slow, staunch) |
| hold(verb, break, close, end, discontinue) |
| hold at bay(verb, expression, idiom, stop, finish) |
| hold back(verb, expression, stop, finish, prevent) |
| immobilize(verb, stop, finish, pause, cease) |
| impede(verb, stop, finish, pause, cease) |
| intermit(verb, stop, finish, pause, cease) |