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501 entries under verb topic. ×
| defy | |
| delimit(hold, control, cool, restrain) | |
| direct(hold, control, place, maintain) | |
| embog(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) | |
| enjoy(hold, take, control, place) | |
| entangle | |
| foul | |
| have(stop, hold, take, control) | |
| interfere(hold, keep, block, delay) | |
| intermit(hold, keep, block, delay) | |
| keep in custody(expression, idiom, hold, arrest) | |
| lay over(expression, hold, keep, block) | |
| linger(hold, keep, block, stay) | |
| loiter(hold, check, keep, reduce) | |
| nail(stop, hold, take, catch) | |
| net(hold, catch, seize, capture) | |
| occupy(take, keep, stay, have) | |
| own(hold, take, control, place) | |
| procrastinate(keep, reduce, restrain, block) | |
| protract(hold, keep, block, extend) |
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