| strangle(verb, hold, restraint) |
| withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, make) |
| cork(verb, hold, control, make, force) |
| keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| pull in(verb, phrasal verb, control, restraint) |
| throttle(verb, hold, restraint) |
| asphyxiate |
| bar(verb, stop, hold, control, make) |
| bring to naught(verb, expression, idiom, stop, check) |
| burke(verb, stop, hold, restrain, crush) |
| censor(verb, close, restrain, crush, curb) |
| chain(verb, hold, control, make, force) |
| choke(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| constrict(verb, hold, control, make, force) |
| contain(verb, hold, control, check, reduce) |
| control(verb, stop, hold, check, reduce) |
| cool off(verb, expression, control, make, force) |
| crack down on(verb, expression, idiom, stop, restrain) |
| cramp(verb, stop, control, check, reduce) |
| crush(verb, restrain, curb, subdue, overthrow) |