765 entries under verb topic. ×

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stay(stop, hold, control, keep)
2
subdue(restrain, crush, block, curb)
2
throttle(hide, contain, conceal, retain)
1
abjure(decline, reject, refuse, cancel)
1
abnegate(decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
1
adjourn(hold, keep, block, stay)
1
baffle(stop, hold, control, reduce)
1
balk
1
ban(decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
1
begrudge(decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
1
bide time(expression, hold, keep, block)
1
black out(expression, restrain, crush, block)
1
bottle(restrain, crush, block, curb)
1
bottleneck(stop, hold, control, reduce)
1
box up(expression, phrasal verb, close, check)
1
bring to naught(expression, idiom, check, restrain)
1
call on(expression, phrasal verb, decline, reject)
1
censor(close, dismiss, cancel, rebuff)
1
chasten(restrain, crush, block, curb)
1
checkmate(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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