12
close(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
10
fold(verb, stop, break, drop, make)
10
shut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break)
10
stop(verb, hold, calm, break, make)
9
close down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break)
7
cease(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
7
close up(verb, expression, close, end, secure)
5
halt(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
5
stall(verb, hold, calm, break, drop)
5
turn off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break)
4
jeff(verb, close, fold, close up, close down)
4
discontinue(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
4
fail(verb, stop, break, drop, close)
4
gag(verb, calm, break, close, quiet)
4
kill(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
4
muffle(verb, calm, quiet, restrain, curb)
4
muzzle(verb, calm, break, close, quiet)
4
shut(verb, adjective, stop, close, cut)
4
shut up(verb, expression, calm, close, quiet)
4
squash(verb, calm, quiet, press, restrain)
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