9
stay put(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold)
9
stem(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
9
stopover(noun, stop, break, halt, delay)
9
strengthen(verb, activity, support, help, set)
9
sustain(verb, activity, support, hold, help)
9
terminate(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
9
thwart(verb, stop, hold, control, attack)
9
truss(noun, verb, support, hold, set)
8
adjourn(verb, stop, hold, close, end)
8
bear(verb, stop, hold, take, go)
8
bracket(noun, verb, support, bar, fasten)
8
choke(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
8
column(noun, support, hold, block, back)
8
dam(noun, verb, stop, prevent, hinder)
8
hang(verb, stop, reject, halt, delay)
8
hang around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, delay)
8
perch(verb, stop, settle, continue, rest)
8
quell(verb, quiescence)
8
roost(verb, stop, settle, continue, endure)
7
brake(noun, verb, hinder, hindrance)
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