191 entries under hold topic. ×

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put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
3
stall(verb, stop, close, check)
3
terminate(verb, stop, control, check)
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withstand(verb, stop, attack, separate)
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trammel(verb, stop, quiet, check)
2
beat off(expression, separate, maintain, oppose)
2
bottle up(verb, expression, control, quiet)
2
checkmate(verb, stop, control, reduce)
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cherish(verb, maintain, oppose, secure)
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choke back(verb, expression, stop, control)
2
close(verb, stop, break, check)
2
confine(verb, control, keep, restrain)
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contend(verb, stop, attack, maintain)
2
cork(verb, stop, control, quiet)
2
cover(verb, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
crack down(verb, expression, stop, control)
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cut short(expression, stop, break, control)
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defer(verb, stop, break, bother)
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discontinue(verb, stop, break, bother)
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entrench(verb, maintain, oppose, secure)
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