| preclude(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| pull |
| pull in |
| put a stop to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop) |
| rebuff(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| refrain(verb, control, restrain, suppress, limit) |
| reined in(verb, expression, stop, control, close) |
| relax |
| repulse(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| scrub(verb, control, restrain, suppress, limit) |
| seal(verb, stop, break, close, end) |
| send up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, check) |
| shackle(verb, control, restrain, suppress, limit) |
| shut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break) |
| shut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break) |
| shut out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break) |
| silence(verb, stop, break, close, end) |
| slacken |
| slacken pace(verb, expression, stop, hold, control) |