| choke down |
| repress(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain) |
| choke off |
| stifle(verb, restrain, prevent) |
| suppress(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain) |
| restrain(verb, stop, hold, control, close) |
| check(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain) |
| control(verb, hold, restrain, curb, suppress) |
| cork(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain) |
| cover up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain) |
| crack down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| curb(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain) |
| curtail(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| delimit(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| deter(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| direct(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| gag(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain) |
| govern(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| guide(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| harness(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |