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10
prevent(verb, stop, hold, check, separate)
8
debar(verb, stop, check, reject, dismiss)
6
block(verb, stop, hold, check, separate)
6
deter(verb, stop, hold, check, separate)
6
rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
5
check(verb, stop, hold, control, cut)
5
delay(verb, reject, cause, halt)
5
obstruct(verb, stop, hold, check, restrain)
4
bar(verb, stop, hold, keep, reject)
4
discourage(verb, stop, hold, check, keep)
4
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
3
put off(verb, expression, stop, check, keep)
3
suspend(verb, hold, keep, reject, dismiss)
2
adjourn(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
2
arrest(verb, stop, hold, keep, reject)
2
defer(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
2
exclude(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, halt)
2
hamper(verb, stop, hold, keep, restrain)
2
hang up(verb, expression, reject, halt, delay)
2
hold over(verb, expression, hold, keep, block)
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