17
slow(verb, reduce, delay, hinder, slow)
10
retard(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce)
10
brake(verb, stop, check, reduce, restrain)
10
slow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, check)
7
check(verb, hold, keep, reduce, restrain)
7
slacken(verb, check, reduce, restrain, halt)
6
delay(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce)
6
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, check)
5
detain(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce)
5
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, reduce)
5
impede(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce)
5
mire(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce)
5
set back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, check)
4
inhibit(verb, hold, keep, reduce, restrain)
4
obstruct(verb, check, delay, hinder, slow)
4
reduce speed(verb, expression, idiom, reduce, restrain)
4
restrain(verb, hold, keep, reduce, delay)
3
contain
3
hinder(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce)
3
reef(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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