9
enclose(verb, control, check, keep, free)
8
confine(verb, control, check, keep, reduce)
8
pen(verb, hold, keep, free, obscure)
7
close in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep, restrict)
7
coop(verb, free, obscure, hide, restrict)
7
fence in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep)
7
shut up(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, keep)
6
cage(verb, hold, keep, free, obscure)
6
immure(verb, hold, free, obscure, suppress)
6
imprison(verb, hold, keep, suppress, put)
6
mew(verb, free, restrict, circle, confine)
5
bottle up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
5
box in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, contain, trap)
5
corral(verb, keep, obscure, hide, restrict)
5
encircle(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain)
5
hem in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, check)
5
incarcerate(verb, hold, keep, suppress, subject)
5
inclose(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain)
5
jail(verb, hold, suppress, subject, bind)
5
surround(verb, control, check, reduce, block)
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