6
lock up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, take)
6
nab(verb, stop, hold, take, keep)
6
pinch(verb, hold, keep, delay, catch)
5
drag(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
5
bind(verb, hold, take, control, force)
5
cage(noun, verb, hold, keep, cool)
5
coop up(verb, expression, confine, imprison, jail)
5
decelerate(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce)
5
deter(verb, hold, control, keep, restrain)
5
enclose(verb, take, keep, cool, restrain)
5
hamper(verb, hold, control, check, keep)
5
limit(verb, hold, control, cool, restrain)
5
lock(verb, free)
5
prevent(verb, hold, control, keep, restrain)
5
resist(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, hinder)
5
run in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
5
seize(verb, stop, hold, take, keep)
5
shut up(verb, expression, keep, cool, restrain)
5
stall(verb, hold, time, help, check)
5
suppress(verb, hold, control, keep, restrain)
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