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counter(verb, stop, remove, restrain, halt)
6
debar(verb, stop, check, decline, reject)
6
rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
6
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
5
foil(verb, stop, separate, restrain, halt)
5
halt(noun, verb, stop, decline, separate)
4
hamper(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
4
inhibit(verb, stop, check, decline, reject)
4
restrain(verb, stop, check, decline, remove)
3
forfend(verb, stop, check, decline, remove)
3
interdict(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
3
interrupt(verb, stop, break, separate, halt)
3
retard(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
3
shut out(verb, expression, stop, break, close)
2
baffle(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
2
turn aside(verb, expression, stop, check, separate)
1
chill(verb, stop, check, restrain, halt)
1
cool(verb, stop, check, separate, restrain)
1
cork(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
1
counteract(verb, stop, remove, halt, block)
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