26
confine(verb, hold, take, control, force)
22
hold(verb, law, control, place, keep)
20
keep(verb, hold, take, control, cool)
19
restrain(verb, hold, take, control, keep)
16
check(verb, hold, take, control, keep)
16
delay(verb, hold, time, help, check)
15
arrest(verb, stop, hold, take, control)
14
constrain(verb, hold, control, force, keep)
14
hinder(verb, hold, control, force, check)
14
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, time)
14
impede(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce)
14
imprison(verb, hold, take, control, keep)
14
incarcerate(verb, hold, cool, free, restrain)
14
inhibit(verb, hold, control, keep, reduce)
14
intern(noun, verb, hold, keep, cool)
14
jail(noun, verb, hold, control, keep)
14
stay(verb, hold, control, keep, restrain)
13
retard(verb, hold, control, time, help)
12
stop(verb, hold, delay, catch, hinder)
11
slow(verb, time, help, reduce, cause)
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