| veto(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain) |
| withhold(verb, stop, decline, keep, reject) |
| bottle up(verb, expression, restrain, halt, block) |
| box in(verb, expression, restrain, halt, block) |
| cane(noun, stick, pole) |
| constrain(verb, keep, restrain, halt, block) |
| cool(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent) |
| debar(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain) |
| declare illegal(verb, expression, stop, decline, reject) |
| deny(verb, stop, decline, keep, reject) |
| deprive(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain) |
| embargo(verb, stop, decline, reject, halt) |
| exclude(verb, stop, decline, reject, halt) |
| forestall(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain) |
| gridlock(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent) |
| hamper(verb, restrain, halt, block, hinder) |
| hang up(verb, expression, restrain, halt, block) |
| jam up(verb, expression, restrain, halt, block) |
| keep lid on(verb, expression, idiom, restrain, halt) |
| lock up(verb, expression, stop, decline, reject) |