302 entries under verb topic. ×
| oppose(hold, maintain, secure, resist) | |
| protect(hold, cover, keep, maintain) | |
| qualify | |
| shift(move, stop, cut, decline) | |
| shilly-shally(avoid, dodge, hesitate, evade) | |
| swerve(move, stop, cut, avoid) | |
| alternate(stop, pause, balance, hesitate) | |
| avert(hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| battle(hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| be irresolute(stop, pause, balance, hesitate) | |
| be noncommittal(expression, idiom, slip, avoid) | |
| beat around the bush(expression, idiom, avoid, shift) | |
| beleaguer | |
| besiege(open, surround) | |
| blockade(noun, difficulty, circle, problem) | |
| blow hot and cold(expression, idiom, stop, avoid) | |
| boggle(pause, hesitate, falter, waver) | |
| cherish(hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| circle(open, ring, surround, wrap) | |
| compass(open, shut) |
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