4
turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
4
withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
3
battle(verb, stop, hold, attack, maintain)
3
cease(verb, stop, restrain, hinder, impede)
3
choke(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
3
circumvent(verb, stop, upset, hold, control)
3
combat(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
3
conserve(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
cool(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
3
curtail(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain)
3
dampen(verb, stop, check, restrain, block)
3
defeat(verb, stop, upset, ruin, correct)
3
depress(verb, stop, suppress, hinder, obstruct)
3
disincline(verb, stop, check, oppose, curb)
3
divert(verb, stop, check, separate, oppose)
3
endure(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
3
except(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, restrain)
3
hang up(verb, expression, stop, close, check)
3
keep from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, attack)
3
keep off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
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