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pull
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pull in
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put back
1
rebuke(verb, reject, block, avoid, resist)
1
rebut(verb, check, reject, avoid, resist)
1
refuse(verb, reject, avoid, resist, rebuff)
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rein
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retain(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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retard
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retrench
1
safeguard(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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secure(verb, hold, close, end, maintain)
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shelter(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
1
shield(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
1
spurn(verb, reject, avoid, resist, rebuff)
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stay(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
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straiten
1
sustain(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
1
terminate(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
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watch(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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