6
shorten(verb, control, close, cut, check)
6
suppress(verb, stop, hold, control, make)
5
abate(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
5
arrest(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
5
ban(noun, verb, stop, decline, reject)
5
bottle up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
5
cage(verb, cool, restrain, limit, protect)
5
compress(verb, cut, contract, condense, squeeze)
5
delay(verb, stop, control, reduce, cause)
5
deter(verb, hold, control, keep, restrain)
5
fence(verb, separate, protect, round, circle)
5
frustrate(verb, stop, control, check, reduce)
5
hem in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
5
hobble(verb, hold, control, cover, secure)
5
hold(verb, stop, control, keep, restrain)
5
immure(verb, cool, restrain, suppress, limit)
5
impound(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
5
keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
5
keep within bounds(verb, expression, idiom, control, check)
5
oppose(verb, stop, decline, reject, halt)
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