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181 entries under verb topic. ×

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smother(stop, hold, control, cover)
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stifle(stop, hold, control, close)
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choke(stop, hold, control, quiet)
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strangle(stop, hold, control, restrain)
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bypass(keep, avoid, seek, dodge)
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throttle(hold, restraint, choke)
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circumvent(keep, ignore, neglect, avoid)
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suppress(stop, hold, control, quiet)
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hush(stop, hold, quiet, restrain)
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skirt(ignore, neglect, avoid, evade)
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suffocate(stop, restrain, curb, suppress)
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asphyxiate(stop, restrain, curb, suppress)
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avoid(keep, ignore, neglect, seek)
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quench(hold, restrain, crush, overcome)
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repress(stop, hold, close, restrain)
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cover up(expression, phrasal verb, stop, cover)
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dodge(keep, ignore, seek, duck)
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duck(keep, ignore, seek, dodge)
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elude(keep, ignore, seek, dodge)
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escape(keep, ignore, seek, dodge)
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