3
freeze
2
arrest(verb, stop, destroy, halt, weaken)
2
astound(verb, destroy, halt, weaken, demolish)
2
cut short(verb, stop)
2
halt(verb, break, destroy, hinder, weaken)
1
anesthetize(destroy, halt, demolish, immobilize, disable)
1
appall(verb, destroy, halt, weaken, demolish)
1
bemuse(verb, destroy, halt, weaken, demolish)
1
block
1
blow the whistle(expression, idiom)
1
brake
1
bring to
1
bring to grinding halt(verb, expression, idiom, destroy, halt)
1
bring up
1
check
1
checkmate
1
close(verb, break, destroy, halt, weaken)
1
dam
1
daunt(verb, destroy, halt, weaken, demolish)
1
daze(verb, destroy, halt, weaken, demolish)
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