| bridle(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| cancel(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss) |
| caution |
| censor(verb, stop, decline, reject, halt) |
| checkmate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| chill(verb, stop, check, restrain, halt) |
| close out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, remove) |
| confront(verb, stop, separate, prevent, hinder) |
| conquer(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| constrain(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| control(verb, stop, check, reduce, restrain) |
| cool(verb, stop, check, separate, restrain) |
| cork(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| count out(verb, expression, stop, remove, reject) |
| countercheck |
| crimp(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| cut short(verb, expression, stop, hold, control) |
| dam(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| damp |
| dampen |