| beat off(expression, hold, separate, maintain, oppose) |
| bilk(verb, stop, ruin, halt, curb) |
| blackball(verb, stop, reject, halt, block) |
| blacklist(verb, stop, reject, block, ignore) |
| bottle up(verb, expression, hold, control, quiet) |
| brake(verb, stop, close, halt, block) |
| bring to screeching halt(verb, expression, idiom, stop, restrain) |
| checkmate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| cherish(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| choke back(verb, expression, stop, hold, control) |
| close(verb, stop, hold, break, check) |
| close out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close) |
| confine(verb, hold, control, keep, restrain) |
| confront(verb, stop, attack, separate, maintain) |
| congest(verb, stop, close, check, halt) |
| contend(verb, stop, hold, attack, maintain) |
| cork(verb, stop, hold, control, quiet) |
| counterattack(verb, attack, fight, struggle, resist) |
| countercheck(correct, halt, resist, counter, hindrance) |
| countervail(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose) |