| frustrate(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| gridlock(verb, cool, restrain, halt, block) |
| halt(verb, stop, restrain, block, prevent) |
| hang up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, cool) |
| head off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain) |
| hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close) |
| hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain, halt) |
| intercept(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| interrupt(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| jam up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cool, restrain) |
| kill(verb, cool, restrain, halt, block) |
| limit(verb, stop, control, restrain, halt) |
| lock up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cool, restrain) |
| nip in the bud(verb, expression, idiom, stop, restrain) |
| nix(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| obviate(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| outlaw(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent) |
| pass on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cool, restrain) |
| prevent(verb, stop, close, keep, restrain) |