112 entries under verb topic. ×

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repress(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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repulse(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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restrain(stop, control, reduce, curb)
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retard(stop, control, reduce, restrain)
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slacken pace(expression, stop, hold, control)
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slowed down(expression, control, check, reduce)
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slowing down(expression, control, check, reduce)
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snub(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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squelch(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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stop(hold, control, reduce, restrain)
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suppress(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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tame(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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terminate(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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thwart(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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vacillate
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withhold(stop, hold, control, reduce)
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act evasively
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be obstructive
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box in(expression, check, hinder, sandbag)
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bring to screeching halt(expression, idiom, check, sandbag)
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