| shut up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, calm) |
| sit on(verb, expression, stop, hold, calm) |
| soft-pedal(verb, calm, dull, quiet, moderate) |
| trap(noun, verb, hold, restrain, contain) |
| truss(verb, hold, cover, secure, restrain) |
| visage(noun, precede) |
| arrest(verb, stop, hold, calm, control) |
| bandage(verb, hold, cover, secure, restrain) |
| bill(mouth, jaw, beak, mouthpiece, snout) |
| bring to screeching halt(verb, expression, idiom, stop, control) |
| choke back(verb, expression, stop, hold, control) |
| choke off(verb, expression, calm, break, dull) |
| cinch(verb, hold, cover, secure, restrain) |
| clam up(verb, expression, stop, calm, dull) |
| clamp(verb, hold, cover, secure, restrain) |
| clog(verb, stop, control, close, restrain) |
| conk(noun, nose, beak) |
| constrain(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| constrict(verb, hold, cover, secure, restrain) |
| contain(verb, hold, control, restrain, crush) |