10
contain(verb, stop, control, check, reduce)
10
hold down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
10
slow(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain)
9
forbear(verb, stop, restrain, suppress, prevent)
9
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
9
prevent(verb, stop, control, check, separate)
9
retain(verb, hold, control, place, keep)
9
retard(verb, stop, control, check, reduce)
9
wait(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
8
confine(verb, control, make, close, force)
8
constrain(verb, stop, control, make, force)
8
hold(verb, stop, control, place, keep)
8
hold up(verb, expression, stop, check, reduce)
8
reserve(verb, hold, control, place, cover)
8
set back(verb, expression, check, reduce, dismiss)
7
conceal(verb, cover, keep, restrain, crush)
7
restrict(verb, stop, control, check, reduce)
7
smother(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
7
stem(verb, stop, control, close, end)
6
bar(verb, stop, control, make, close)
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