| exclude(verb, block, obstruct, fill) |
| fasten(verb, stop, close, block) |
| halt(verb, stop, close, block, prevent) |
| hang up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close) |
| hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close) |
| intercept(verb, stop, close, halt, block) |
| interfere with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close) |
| prevent(verb, stop, close, halt, block) |
| prevent passage(verb, expression, stop, close, block) |
| put to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close) |
| retard flow(verb, expression, stop, close, block) |
| screen(verb, close, block, obstruct) |
| shut(verb, stop, close, block, curb) |
| shutter(verb, close, block, obstruct) |
| slam(verb, block, obstruct, fill) |
| stall(verb, stop, close, halt, block) |
| stonewall(verb, stop, close, halt, block) |
| stymie(verb, stop, close, halt, block) |
| tackle(verb, stop, close, halt, block) |
| take out of play(verb, expression, idiom, stop, close) |