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govern(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
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guide(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
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handicap(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
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harness(verb, hold, control, charge, restrain)
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hem in(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain)
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hold down(verb, expression, hold, control, close)
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intimidate
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keep in line(expression, idiom, hold, control, restrain)
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kill(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
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muzzle(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
2
overawe(verb, stifle, quash, quieten, mute)
2
proscribe(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
2
pull back(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain)
2
put down(verb, expression, annoy, suppress, subdue)
2
ride roughshod over(verb, expression, idiom)
2
sit on(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain)
2
squelch(verb, stifle, quell, quash, mute)
2
stay(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
2
stifle
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tie down(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain)
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