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rebuff(verb, cut, check, separate, reject)
4
rebut(verb, cut, check, separate, reject)
4
repulse(verb, control, check, separate, reject)
4
stop(verb, check, separate, restrain, halt)
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drive back(verb, expression, cut, check, separate)
3
forfend(verb, stop, check, remove, reject)
3
hold at bay(expression, idiom, hold, control, check)
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keep at bay(verb, expression, idiom, control, cut)
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keep off(verb, expression, cut, check, separate)
3
prohibit(verb, stop, check, reject, dismiss)
3
push back(verb, expression, cut, check, separate)
3
put off(verb, expression, stop, check, keep)
3
turn aside(verb, expression, stop, check, separate)
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brush off(verb, expression, cut, check, separate)
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cool(verb, stop, cut, check, separate)
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cut(verb, separate, reject, disregard, dismiss)
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decline(verb, cut, separate, reject, cool)
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dismiss(verb, separate, reject, cool, disregard)
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hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
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impede(verb, stop, hold, check, restrain)
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