174 entries under verb topic. ×

12
slow(time, help, cause, delay)
11
impede(hold, check, keep, reduce)
11
retard(hold, time, help, check)
9
delay(hold, time, help, check)
9
hold up(expression, phrasal verb, hold, time)
8
detain(hold, time, help, check)
8
hinder(hold, check, keep, reduce)
6
bog down(expression, phrasal verb, hold, check)
6
hold back(expression, check, reduce, dismiss)
6
postpone(check, reduce, restrain, delay)
5
check(hold, keep, reduce, restrain)
5
obstruct(check, delay, hinder, lessen)
5
mire(hold, check, keep, reduce)
4
defer(check, delay, hinder, lessen)
4
hang up(expression, phrasal verb, hold, time)
4
decelerate(hold, check, keep, reduce)
4
hold in check(expression, idiom)
4
reef(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
3
handicap(check, reduce, restrain, delay)
3
hold over
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