| constrain(verb, hold, control, make, force) |
| limit(noun, verb, restrict, contract, narrow) |
| abbreviate(verb, close, decline, reduce, diminish) |
| bind(verb, hold, control, make, close) |
| clog(block, limit, kill, restrict, impede) |
| decrease(verb, control, close, check, decline) |
| diminish(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| curb(verb, hold, control, make, force) |
| draw together(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, slip) |
| inhibit(verb, hold, control, make, force) |
| press(verb, hold, close, restrain, restrict) |
| shorten(verb, control, close, check, reduce) |
| circumscribe(verb, hold, control, check, reduce) |
| clench(verb, decline, reduce, diminish, decrease) |
| close(verb, hold, restrain, block, kill) |
| fasten(verb, hold, cover, secure, restrain) |
| pack(verb, close, press, restrict, crowd) |
| shackle(verb, hold, cover, secure, restrain) |
| strangulate(verb, block, kill, contract, fill) |
| taper(noun, contract) |