112 entries under verb topic. ×

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procrastinate(delay, put, postpone, adjourn)
6
stall(delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle)
5
temporize(cool, halt, delay, hinder)
4
hesitate(cool, delay, postpone, dawdle)
3
delay(stop, control, reduce, restrain)
2
arrest(stop, hold, control, reduce)
2
dally(cool, delay, hesitate, postpone)
2
hold off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
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interrupt(stop, hold, control, reduce)
2
pause(stop, hold, control, reduce)
2
put off(expression, stop, halt, delay)
2
stay(stop, hold, control, reduce)
1
baffle(stop, hold, control, reduce)
1
bar(stop, hold, control, reduce)
1
bit(stop, hold, control, check)
1
bottleneck(stop, hold, control, reduce)
1
bridle(stop, hold, control, reduce)
1
check(stop, control, restrain, halt)
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checkmate(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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choke(stop, control, reduce, restrain)
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