6
bit(verb, stop, control, check, reduce)
6
bottle up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
6
brake(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain)
6
deny(verb, control, make, force, decline)
6
discourage(verb, stop, control, check, reduce)
6
frustrate(verb, stop, control, close, end)
6
handicap(verb, control, give, check, reduce)
6
rein(verb, control, check, restrain, crush)
6
thwart(verb, stop, control, separate, reduce)
5
balk(verb, stop, close, end, check)
5
decelerate(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
5
detain(hold, control, place, check, keep)
5
encumber(verb, trouble, help, check, open)
5
hamper(verb, stop, trouble, control, close)
5
hesitate(verb, stop, check, restrain, delay)
5
hide(verb, cover, keep, restrain, block)
5
interrupt(verb, stop, control, close, end)
5
muffle(verb, stop, hold, restrain, crush)
5
oppose(verb, stop, control, cut, check)
5
resist(verb, stop, control, cut, check)
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