190 entries under bar topic. ×

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cover(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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defer(verb, stop, hold, break, bother)
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discontinue(verb, stop, hold, break, bother)
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freeze(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
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lock up(verb, expression, stop, hold, control)
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nix(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
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occlude(verb, stop, close, check, reject)
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plug(verb, stop, close, check, halt)
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prorogue(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
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spike(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
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stonewall(verb, stop, close, check, attack)
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stopper(verb, stop, close, check, halt)
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suspend(verb, stop, hold, break, reject)
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throw cold water on(verb, expression, idiom, stop, check)
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tie up(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain)
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fill(verb, stop, close, check, halt)
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adjourn(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
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banish(halt, suppress, prohibit, ban)
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bate(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, block)
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bide time(verb, expression, hold, keep, block)
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