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brake(verb, stop, check, reduce, restrain)
10
slow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, check)
7
slacken(verb, check, reduce, restrain, halt)
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delay(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce)
6
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, check)
5
detain(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce)
5
mire(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce)
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set back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, check)
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obstruct(verb, check, delay, hinder, slow)
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reduce speed(verb, expression, idiom, reduce, restrain)
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reef(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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arrest(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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bog(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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bog down(verb, expression, hold, check, keep)
2
choke(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
2
curtail(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
decrease(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
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ease off(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
embog(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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handicap(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
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