| arrest(verb, stop, close, complete) |
| check(verb, stop, control, close) |
| stop(verb, close, complete, restrain) |
| halt(verb, stop, close, cause) |
| stay(verb, stop, close, complete) |
| curb(verb, stop, close, complete) |
| block(noun, verb, stop, break, control) |
| hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control) |
| bar(noun, verb, stop, control, close) |
| grow(verb, develop, raise, produce) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, control, close) |
| hinder(verb, stop, control, halt) |
| cut short(expression, idiom, stop, close) |
| ensue(verb, advance, keep, develop) |
| impede(verb, stop, control, close) |
| prevent(verb, stop, break, close) |
| pull up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close) |
| cease(verb, stop, close, complete) |
| interrupt(verb, stop, close, complete) |
| stall(verb, stop, close, complete) |