3
drag(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, bug)
3
extortion(noun, theft)
3
highway robbery(noun, expression, adjective, fancy, high)
3
hijack(noun, verb, steal, theft)
3
hitch(noun, delay, difficulty, weakness, burden)
3
interruption(noun, delay, stoppage, postponement, snag)
3
lag(noun, time, help, check, delay)
3
mugging(noun, force)
3
pause(noun, interruption, postponement, deferment, deferral)
3
pirate(verb, steal, thief)
3
slowdown(noun, delay, hindrance)
3
snag(noun, block, delay, difficulty, weakness)
3
trouble(noun, control, delay, curb, restraint)
2
hold-up(noun, check, block, delay, hindrance)
2
bind(check, delay, obstruction)
2
block(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, impairment)
2
blockade(difficulty, problem, disadvantage, bug, impediment)
2
blockage(block, delay, difficulty, weakness, burden)
2
closure(delay, stoppage)
2
cramp(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, impairment)
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