6
lag
6
sentence(verb, hold, condemn, decide, punish)
5
collar(noun, verb, hold, catch, arrest)
5
confinement(noun, verb, confine, detain, pen)
5
fence(noun, verb, circle, ring, surround)
5
handcuff(noun, verb, imprison, prison)
5
manacle(noun, verb, hold, control, restrain)
5
oubliette(noun, prison)
5
pound(noun, place, keep, field, pen)
5
remand(verb, hold, commit, confine, detain)
5
stir(noun, place, free, slang, informal)
4
apprehend(verb, hold, keep, delay, catch)
4
bridewell(noun, prison)
4
contain(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
4
enclosure(noun, area, run, field, pen)
4
enslave(verb, cool, restrain, limit, restrict)
4
fetter(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
4
harness(noun, verb, hold, control, restrain)
4
hole
4
lock in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, circle)
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