2
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2
jail(verb, hold, control, make, force)
2
jam
2
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2
keep(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
2
keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
2
keep down(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain)
2
keep in(verb, expression, restrain, crush, block)
2
keep lid on(verb, expression, idiom, stop, control)
2
life buoy(expression, idiom, refuge)
2
lock up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
2
mew up(verb, phrasal verb, restraint)
2
muffle(verb, stop, quiet, restrain, crush)
2
obstruction(noun, seal, plug, closure)
2
pack(stop, fill, seal, bung)
2
peg
2
preclude(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
2
prohibit(verb, stop, close, restrain, halt)
2
proscribe(verb, hold, control, restrain, halt)
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