| mire(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| mute(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| mystify(verb, block, hinder, obstruct, frustrate) |
| nonplus(verb, block, hinder, obstruct, frustrate) |
| pack |
| padlock |
| pigeonhole(verb, block, hinder, impede, obstruct) |
| plumb |
| poke(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| prevent(verb, block, hinder, impede, obstruct) |
| prohibit(verb, prevent, hinder, impede, obstruct) |
| put a stop to(verb, expression, idiom, stop, break) |
| put on back burner(verb, expression, hinder, obstruct, frustrate) |
| put on hold(verb, expression, hinder, obstruct, frustrate) |
| puzzle(verb, block, hinder, obstruct, frustrate) |
| quieten(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| rein in(verb, expression, stop, break, close) |
| retard(verb, hinder, obstruct) |
| retardate(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| seal off |