6
hamstring(verb, hold, check, restrain, block)
6
inhibit(verb, hold, trouble, keep, block)
6
perplex(verb, hinder, confuse, baffle, involve)
6
restrict(verb, hold, keep, restrain, block)
6
shackle(verb, hold, restrain, block, curb)
5
balk(verb, check, block, delay, curb)
5
deter(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
5
discommode(verb, bother, burden, hindrance)
5
overtax(verb, burden, weaken, exhaust, weighted)
5
prevent(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
5
slow(verb, delay, hinder, obstruct, inhibit)
5
tangle(verb, hinder, mistake, involve, confound)
4
bog(verb, help, check, open, delay)
4
confine(verb, hold, keep, restrain, block)
4
cripple(verb, block, delay, curb, prevent)
4
detain(verb, hold, check, keep, block)
4
freight(verb, place, charge, approach, pack)
4
hobble(verb, hold, check, restrain, curb)
4
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, trouble, help)
4
incommode(verb, bother, burden, hindrance)
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