212 entries under prevent topic. ×

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stall(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
10
bar(noun, verb, stop, upset, hold)
10
frustrate(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
8
cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break)
8
forbid(verb, stop, restrain, block)
8
hamper(verb, stop, close, end, cause)
7
balk(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
7
brake(verb, stop, close, check, stay)
7
cut short(verb, expression, stop, hold, break)
7
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
7
interdict(verb, stop, decline, reject, destroy)
7
prohibit(verb, stop, block, suppress)
6
ban(noun, verb, stop, decline, reject)
6
belay(verb, stop, continue, come)
6
blockade(verb, stop, close, block)
6
checkmate(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
6
retard(verb, stop, control, reduce, reject)
6
shut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
6
stymie(verb, stop, close, decline, separate)
6
suppress(verb, stop, upset, hold, control)
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