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| hog-tie(verb, stop, make, force) | |
| keep at bay(expression, idiom, cut, check) | |
| keep lid on(verb, expression, idiom, stop) | |
| keep within bounds(verb, expression, idiom, check) | |
| keep within limits(verb, expression, idiom, check) | |
| lock up(expression, cover, block, obscure) | |
| maintain(verb, stop, hold, place) | |
| muzzle(verb, stop, restrain, crush) | |
| proscribe(verb, contain, curtail, inhibit) | |
| pull back(verb, expression, stop, withdraw) | |
| qualify(verb, check, reduce, restrain) | |
| quell(verb, check, restrain, crush) | |
| reduce(verb, stop, check, dismiss) | |
| regulate(verb, check, reduce, restrain) | |
| send up(verb, expression, check, reduce) | |
| sit on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) | |
| snub(verb, stop, decline, reduce) | |
| stave off(verb, expression, stop, cut) | |
| tame(verb, stop, check, reduce) | |
| temper(verb, check, reduce, restrain) |
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