| hold |
| hold at bay(verb, expression, idiom, check, reject) |
| hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| keep from |
| kick(verb, cut, separate, cool, prevent) |
| obstruct(close, expel, exclude, debar) |
| obviate(verb, stop, separate, prevent, bar) |
| preclude(verb, stop, separate, prevent, bar) |
| prevent(verb, stop, separate, bar, resist) |
| prohibit(expel, exclude, debar) |
| put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| put to flight(verb, expression, idiom, cut, separate) |
| refrain from |
| reject(verb, cut, check, separate, cool) |
| resist(verb, cut, check, separate, reject) |
| rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate) |
| snub(verb, reject, avoid, resist, rebuff) |
| spurn(verb, reject, avoid, resist, rebuff) |
| stand up against(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cut) |
| stop(verb, separate, prevent, resist, defend) |