71 entries under deter topic. ×

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stop(verb, hold, break, close, give)
23
desist(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
21
cease(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
19
abstain(verb, stop, hold, control, decline)
17
forbear(verb, stop, hold, control, give)
15
withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
12
restrain(verb, stop, control, keep, suppress)
11
avoid(verb, stop, keep, reject, dismiss)
9
keep(verb, stop, hold, keep, restrain)
9
forgo(verb, stop, attack, decline, keep)
8
curb(verb, stop, control, attack, keep)
8
eschew(verb, stop, decline, keep, reject)
8
hold(verb, stop, break, drop, close)
8
inhibit(verb, stop, control, keep, restrain)
7
check(verb, stop, control, attack, keep)
7
pause(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
7
stay(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
5
decline(verb, stop, keep, reject, restrain)
5
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
4
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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