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- Thesaurus|2.6k
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| absorb(verb, stop, hold, keep, maintain) | |
| abstain(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, deny) | |
| accost(verb, stop, approach, surround) | |
| accumulate(verb, hold, control, place, maintain) | |
| adhere(verb, hold, take, keep, restrain) | |
| adjourn(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) | |
| amass(verb, hold, control, place, maintain) | |
| appropriate | |
| arresting | |
| back off(verb, expression, check, delay, hinder) | |
| backpedal | |
| backwater | |
| baffle(verb, hinder) | |
| balk(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) | |
| bandage | |
| bastille(verb, hold, commit, confine, apprehend) | |
| bear in mind(verb, expression, idiom, hold, keep) | |
| bide time(verb, expression, hold, keep, block) | |
| bog(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) | |
| brace(verb, stop, hold, catch, approach) |
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