4
resist(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, slow)
4
stanch(verb, stop, slow, river, staunch)
4
stuff(verb, block, kill, bar, obstruct)
4
thwart(verb, stop, close, restrain, halt)
3
block up(verb, phrasal verb, hindrance, closure)
3
bolt(verb, close, secure, block, bar)
3
bottleneck(noun, verb, hinder, hindrance)
3
breakwater
3
buffer
3
bulkhead
3
burden(noun, verb, hinder, hindrance)
3
choke off(verb, phrasal verb, hindrance)
3
constipate(verb, hinder)
3
cork(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
3
crimp(noun, verb, hinder, hindrance)
3
cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
3
detain(verb, hinder)
3
deter(verb, stop, close, halt, block)
3
dkm
3
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