8
wall(noun, verb, close, secure, block)
8
barrage(noun, block, bank, barrier, wall)
7
choke with
7
jam(noun, verb, close, secure, block)
7
levee(noun, block, bar, bank, obstruction)
7
stay(noun, verb, stop, prevent, hinder)
7
suppress(verb, control, block, kill, fill)
6
bung(noun, verb, hinder, hindrance)
6
delay(noun, verb, block, curb, hinder)
6
ditch(noun, wall, embankment, gulf lake)
6
foul(verb, hinder)
6
repress(verb, stop, control, restrain, halt)
6
retard(verb, stop, control, restrain, halt)
5
confine(verb, control, close, block, bar)
5
curb(noun, verb, stop, block, delay)
5
decameter
5
decametre
5
embankment
5
gate(noun, wall, embankment)
5
inhibit(verb, stop, control, restrain, halt)
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