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hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
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keep back
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keep down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
2
keep in line(verb, expression, idiom, hold, control)
2
kill(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain)
2
muzzle(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain)
2
prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain)
2
pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
2
sit on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
2
smother(verb, stop, close, restrain, curb)
2
stay(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
2
tie down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
1
arrest(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
1
asphyxiate(verb, stop, restrain, curb, suppress)
1
bind(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
1
black out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
1
bottle up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
1
box up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
1
bridle(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
1
bring to screeching halt(verb, expression, idiom, stop, restrain)
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