2
sea wall(expression, idiom, hindrance)
2
seal(verb, close, secure, block, bar)
2
shut off(expression, stop, close, halt, block)
2
shut out(expression, stop, close, restrain, halt)
2
stall(verb, stop, close, halt, block)
2
standing water(expression, idiom, gulf lake)
2
stonewall(verb, stop, close, halt, block)
2
stuff up(verb, phrasal verb, closure)
2
tarn
2
well
1
anticipate(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
1
arch dam
1
artificial lake
1
avert(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
1
avoid(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
1
backstop
1
bafflement(noun, hindrance)
1
balk(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
1
bamboo curtain
1
bang(verb, block, bar, obstruct, fill)
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