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bridle(stop, restrain, curb, limit)
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catch(noun, stop, close, attack)
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cease(halt, delay, bar, swing)
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choke(stop, close, check, reduce)
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confine(hold, keep, delay, impede)
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congest(stop, close, check, halt)
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constrain(stop, hold, keep, restrain)
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control(stop, hold, reduce, restrain)
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cool(restrain, halt, block, extend)
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cradle(hold, maintain, stay, bear)
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cramp(stop, check, bother, ruin)
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crimp(stop, check, ruin, block)
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crutch(hold, maintain, stay, bear)
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cushion(support, help, boost, sustain)
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cut off(expression, stop, break, close)
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dam(stop, close, halt, block)
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debar(stop, decline, reject, restrain)
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defraud(take, remove, keep, cheat)
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demonstrate(confirm, prove, validate, authenticate)
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deter(stop, close, halt, block)
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