| hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check) |
| inhibit(verb, stop, check, reduce, restrain) |
| repress(verb, stop, hold, close, reduce) |
| suppress(verb, stop, hold, reduce, restrain) |
| arrest |
| bottle(verb, stop, restrain, crush, block) |
| bottle up(verb, expression, close, restrain, block) |
| bridle(verb, stop, reduce, restrain, suppress) |
| check(verb, stop, reduce, restrain, crush) |
| confine |
| constrain |
| contain(verb, close, restrain, crush, block) |
| control(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb) |
| cool(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb) |
| cool off(verb, expression, close, check, gag) |
| cork(verb, close, restrain, crush, block) |
| crib |
| curb(verb, stop, check, reduce, restrain) |
| enjoin(verb, stop, reduce, restrain, prevent) |
| fence in |