| stem(verb, stop, control, close, end) |
| stifle(verb, control, restrain, block, curb) |
| tie up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain) |
| ward off(verb, expression, stop, hold, close) |
| bottleneck(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| bridle(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| burden(verb, trouble, charge, bother, block) |
| catch(verb, stop, take, close, separate) |
| cease(verb, stop, close, force, end) |
| choke with |
| clog up(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| complicate(verb, check, hinder, twist, confuse) |
| conflict(verb, oppose) |
| confound(verb, block, hinder, frustrate, thwart) |
| constipate(verb, hinder) |
| control(verb, stop, check, reduce, oppose) |
| cram(verb, force, block, bear, pack) |
| crimp(verb, stop, check, ruin, oppose) |
| crush(verb, upset, beat, defeat, overcome) |
| dam up(verb, phrasal verb, hindrance, closure) |