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| confine(hold, take, control, force) | |
| hold(law, control, place, keep) | |
| keep(hold, take, control, cool) | |
| restrain(hold, take, control, keep) | |
| check(hold, take, control, keep) | |
| delay(hold, time, help, check) | |
| arrest(stop, hold, take, control) | |
| constrain(hold, control, force, keep) | |
| hinder(hold, control, force, check) | |
| hold up(expression, phrasal verb, hold, time) | |
| impede(hold, check, keep, reduce) | |
| imprison(hold, take, control, keep) | |
| incarcerate(hold, cool, free, restrain) | |
| inhibit(hold, control, keep, reduce) | |
| intern(noun, hold, keep, cool) | |
| jail(noun, hold, control, keep) | |
| stay(hold, control, keep, restrain) | |
| retard(hold, control, time, help) | |
| stop(hold, delay, catch, hinder) | |
| slow(time, help, reduce, cause) |
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