| moderate(verb, control, restrain, suppress, limit) |
| muffle(verb, stop, restrain, curb, suppress) |
| nix(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent) |
| obstruct(verb, check, restrain, halt, block) |
| outlaw(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent) |
| pass on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cool, restrain) |
| poke(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| preclude(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent) |
| prohibit(verb, stop, close, bar, exclude) |
| proscribe(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent) |
| put a lock on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cool) |
| put a stopper in(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cool) |
| put chill on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cool) |
| put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cool, restrain) |
| put half nelson on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cool) |
| put the lid on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop) |
| refrain(verb, control, restrain, suppress, limit) |
| rein in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, check) |
| repress(verb, stop, control, restrain, curb) |
| restrict(verb, control, restrain, halt, block) |