| hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain) |
| preclude(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| repress(verb, stop, break, close, oppose) |
| restrain(verb, stop, break, close, halt) |
| avert(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| barricade(verb, stop, close, halt, block) |
| dam(verb, stop, close, restrain, halt) |
| frustrate(verb, stop, break, halt, block) |
| hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close) |
| obviate(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| retard(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| thwart(verb, stop, close, restrain, halt) |
| ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break) |
| blockade(verb, stop, close, halt, block) |
| choke(verb, stop, close, halt, prevent) |
| clog(verb, stop, close, halt, prevent) |
| congest(verb, stop, break, close, halt) |
| counter(verb, stop, oppose, restrain, halt) |
| counteract(verb, stop, oppose, restrain, halt) |
| fill(verb, stop, break, close, halt) |