7
squash(verb, stop, quiet, restrain, crush)
7
still(verb, stop, calm, dull, quiet)
6
burke(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
6
censor(verb, quiet, show, keep, restrain)
6
constrain(verb, make, close, force, restrain)
6
crush(noun, verb, restrain, block, curb)
6
destroy(verb, dull, quiet, halt, diminish)
6
garrote(verb, restrain, block, curb, suppress)
6
hinder(verb, control, check, restrain, crush)
6
hold in(verb, expression, control, make, force)
6
put out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, suppress, extinguish)
6
quiet(verb, calm, dull, restrain, diminish)
6
quieten(verb, calm, dull, quiet, restrain)
6
stultify(verb, decline, restrain, block, prevent)
6
swallow(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb)
5
allay
5
black out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, show)
5
bottle up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
5
choke back(verb, phrasal verb, restrain, prevent)
5
conceal(verb, cover, restrain, crush, block)
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