| impede(verb, stop, break, control, close) |
| intermit(verb, stop, close, end, reject) |
| keep it down(expression, idiom, calm, dull, quiet) |
| kill(verb, stop, hold, break, drop) |
| lay aside(expression, stop, break, reject, bother) |
| lull(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| mow(verb, cut, trim, shorten, shave) |
| muffle(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| muzzle(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, hold, break, control) |
| overawe(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| pause(verb, stop, hold, break, drop) |
| prevent(stop, hold, break, control, reduce) |
| punctuate(verb, stop, break, close, end) |
| put a cork in(expression, idiom, stop, close, end) |
| quell(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| quiet(verb, calm, dull, suppress, subdue) |
| quiet down(verb, expression, calm, dull, quiet) |
| quit(verb, stop, hold, break, drop) |
| rest(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |