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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
inhibit(verb, stop, check, decline, reject)
4
restrain(verb, stop, check, decline, remove)
3
forfend(verb, stop, check, decline, remove)
3
shut out(verb, expression, stop, break, close)
3
stymie(verb, stop, decline, separate, reject)
2
baffle(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
2
circumvent(verb, stop, block, prevent, hinder)
2
dishearten(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress)
2
outwit(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, obstruct)
2
turn aside(verb, expression, stop, check, separate)
1
beat(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, obstruct)
1
cancel(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
1
chill(verb, stop, check, restrain, halt)
1
confront(verb, stop, separate, prevent, hinder)
1
conquer(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress)
1
cool(verb, stop, check, separate, restrain)
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