6
retain(verb, hold, take, keep, maintain)
6
smother(verb, stop, calm, control, order)
6
strangle(verb, stop, curb, suppress, prevent)
5
hold down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
5
incarcerate(verb, hold, cool, suppress, limit)
5
manage(verb, control, order, go, run)
5
modify(verb, drop, control, change, cut)
5
abridge(verb, cut, remove, reduce, suppress)
5
allay(verb, calm, control, order, dull)
5
baffle(verb, stop, control, reduce, ruin)
5
balk(verb, stop, ruin, halt, block)
5
border(verb, hold, cover, secure, join)
5
brake(verb, control, reduce, block, delay)
5
cage(verb, hold, cool, limit, restrict)
5
cramp(verb, stop, control, check, reduce)
5
daunt(verb, dissuade)
5
direct(verb, hold, control, order, go)
5
disallow(verb, stop, decline, reject, oppose)
5
discipline(verb, control, beat, check, run)
5
guard(noun, safety)
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