| freeze(verb, stop, decline, keep, reject) |
| hamper(verb, hold, control, restrain, halt) |
| hinder(verb, stop, hold, control, force) |
| inhibit(verb, stop, hold, control, decline) |
| kill(verb, hold, control, cool, restrain) |
| prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, decline) |
| proscribe(verb, stop, hold, control, decline) |
| put a lock on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, take) |
| restrict(verb, stop, hold, control, decline) |
| spike(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain) |
| tie up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| withhold(verb, stop, take, cover, decline) |
| ban(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain) |
| block(verb, stop, cover, decline, reject) |
| box in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cool, restrain) |
| bring to screeching halt(verb, expression, idiom, cool, restrain) |
| cancel(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain) |
| censor(verb, stop, close, decline, reject) |
| clasp(verb, hold, take, keep, secure) |
| clench(verb, take, keep, secure, stay) |