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tie up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
4
ward off(verb, stop, hold, close)
3
clog up(verb, phrasal verb)
3
hold off(verb, stop, check, oppose)
3
rule out(verb, stop, check, decline)
2
bottle up(verb, quiet, restrain, halt)
2
break off(stop, break, close, end)
2
choke up(verb, phrasal verb)
2
cut short(verb, stop, hold, break)
2
foul up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, check)
2
get in the way(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
2
hang up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, close)
2
hold at bay(idiom, stop, close, end)
2
keep off(close, expel, exclude, debar)
2
rein in(verb, stop, hold, control)
2
shut down(verb, stop, close, end)
2
slow up(verb, check, delay, hinder)
2
throw cold water on(idiom, stop, check, oppose)
2
turn aside(verb, stop, check, oppose)
2
turn off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, check)
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