4
waylay(verb, rob, ambush, intercept)
4
withhold(verb, stop, hold, decline, keep)
3
balk(verb, stop, check, ruin, block)
3
bolster(verb, support, hold, help, fix)
3
burglarize(verb, take, remove, keep, cheat)
3
buttress(verb, support, hold, help, fix)
3
clog(noun, verb, stop, close, check)
3
discontinue(verb, stop, break, reject, bother)
3
embargo(verb, stop, decline, reject, halt)
3
encumber(verb, check, bother, block, delay)
3
enjoin(verb, stop, decline, reject, praise)
3
freeze(verb, stop, hold, drop, decline)
3
guard
3
halt(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
3
hijack(verb, cheat, lose, steal, mug)
3
interfere with(verb, expression, stop, close, halt)
3
keep(verb, hold, take, remove, delay)
3
keep back(verb, expression, stop, hold, keep)
3
lay aside(verb, expression, stop, hold, break)
3
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