| curb(verb, stop, hold, take, control) |
| deter(verb, stop, hold, control, close) |
| foil(verb, stop, upset, hold, control) |
| interdict(verb, stop, decline, keep, reduce) |
| interrupt(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| balk(verb, stop, keep, ruin, defeat) |
| debar(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| delay(noun, verb, stop, break, control) |
| halt(verb, stop, hold, break, control) |
| hamper(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| retard(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| proscribe(verb, stop, hold, control, decline) |
| rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check) |
| intercept(verb, stop, close, keep, halt) |
| outlaw(verb, stop, decline, reduce, reject) |
| stay(verb, stop, hold, break, control) |
| control(verb, stop, hold, check, reduce) |
| hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control) |
| suppress(verb, stop, hold, control, quiet) |
| anticipate(verb, stop, act, remove, keep) |