69 entries under smother topic. ×

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obstruct(verb, control, restrain, block, curb)
4
snuff out(verb, expression, restrain, crush, curb)
4
stagnate(verb, decline, restrain, prevent, idle)
4
strangulate(verb, control, block, kill, fill)
3
overpower(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb)
2
annihilate(verb, restrain, crush, curb, suppress)
2
blow out(verb, expression, extinguish, quench)
2
close(block, fill, gag, stoppered)
2
constrict(verb, make, force, block, curb)
2
die(block, kill, fill, sink, flood)
2
dry up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, calm)
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occlude(close, block, fill, gag)
2
retard(verb, dull, quiet, block, diminish)
2
ruin(verb, stop, halt, progress, negative)
2
spike(verb, stop, restrain, crush, curb)
2
squeeze(block, kill, fill, throttle)
1
clam up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, calm)
1
clog(block, fill, throttle, strangle)
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congest(block, fill, throttle, strangle)
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gibbet(block, kill, fill, throttle)
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