| require(verb, force, engage, confine, oblige) |
| restrain(verb, control, check, halt, block) |
| restrict(verb, stop, control, check, restrain) |
| rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain, halt) |
| shotgun(verb, make, close, force, curb) |
| shut out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain, halt) |
| spike(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent) |
| stifle(verb, stop, control, make, close) |
| stymie(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent) |
| taboo(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent) |
| throw cold water on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cool) |
| tie up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cool, restrain) |
| urge(verb, make, force, curb, pressure) |
| veto(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent) |
| withhold(verb, make, force, curb, pressure) |
| yoke(verb, engage, confine, constrain) |
| zing(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent) |
| abuse |
| bad mouth |
| badmouth |