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cut off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, break)
9
shut off(verb, stop, break, close)
6
head off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
5
turn off(verb, stop, break, close)
4
hold back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
3
hold up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close)
3
ward off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, break)
2
interfere with(stop, close, halt, prevent)
2
put a stop to(verb, idiom, stop, break)
2
shut out(verb, stop, break, close)
2
stave off(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
1
be all ears
1
bend an ear
1
block out(stop, close, halt, prevent)
1
break off(verb, phrasal verb)
1
choke off(verb, phrasal verb, break, close)
1
close off(stop, close, separate, halt)
1
close out(stop, close, halt, prevent)
1
cock the ears
1
defend against(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
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