104 entries under hold topic. ×

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avert(verb, stop, check, separate)
12
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
11
fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
10
prevent(verb, stop, check, separate)
6
block(verb, stop, check, separate)
6
deter(verb, stop, check, separate)
5
check(verb, stop, control, cut)
5
obstruct(verb, stop, check, restrain)
4
bar(verb, stop, keep, reject)
4
beat off(expression, control, cut, check)
4
discourage(verb, stop, check, keep)
3
hold at bay(expression, idiom, control, check)
3
save(verb, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
suspend(verb, keep, reject, dismiss)
2
adjourn(verb, keep, reject, halt)
2
arrest(verb, stop, keep, reject)
2
battle(verb, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
cherish(verb, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
conserve(verb, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
contend(verb, maintain, oppose, secure)
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