3
choke(verb, stop, hold, close, keep)
3
clog(verb, stop, hold, close, keep)
3
contain(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
3
counter(verb, remove, hinder, avoid, counteract)
3
dam(verb, stop, close, halt, block)
3
faze(verb, upset, worry, block, delay)
3
hamstring(verb, block, delay, curb, prevent)
3
jam(verb, prevent, hinder, impede, obstruct)
3
keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
3
keep from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
3
quench
3
shake(verb, stop, check, oppose, curb)
3
trammel(verb, hold, restrain, delay, curb)
3
turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
2
scare off(verb, expression, upset, shock, agitate)
2
abash
2
adjourn(verb, stop, hold, close, end)
2
anticipate
2
awe(upset, worry, shock, agitate, discourage)
2
beat back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, separate, prevent)
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