11
hinder(verb, stop, hold, control, make)
10
bridle(verb, stop, hold, control, make)
10
encumber(verb, suppress, limit, hinder, restrict)
10
enforce(verb, move, order, make, place)
10
necessitate(verb, move, order, make, force)
10
obligate(noun, verb, take, order, attack)
10
push(verb, hold, control, make, force)
9
bar(verb, stop, hold, control, make)
9
hold(verb, move, stop, control, keep)
9
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
9
jail(noun, verb, hold, control, make)
9
stifle(verb, make, close, force, restrain)
8
detain(verb, hold, control, force, keep)
8
imprison(verb, hold, control, make, force)
8
keep(verb, hold, control, cool, restrain)
8
withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, make)
7
ban(verb, make, force, restrain, halt)
7
bulldoze(verb, move, hold, make, force)
7
constrict(verb, hold, control, make, force)
7
contain(verb, hold, control, check, restrain)
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