3
brake(verb, stop, close, halt, block)
3
cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
3
encumber(verb, block, delay, curb, limit)
3
hang up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
3
jam(verb, prevent, hinder, impede, obstruct)
3
nullify(verb, stop, ruin, destroy, halt)
3
occlude(verb, stop, close, check, halt)
3
parry(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist)
3
ruin(verb, stop, oppose, destroy, prevent)
3
snooker(verb, hinder, frustrate)
2
abash
2
arrest(verb, stop, close, check, reduce)
2
ban(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
2
beat(verb, stop, ruin, halt, curb)
2
burden(noun, verb, block, delay, curb)
2
checkmate(verb, stop, beat, halt, allow)
2
choke(verb, stop, close, check, halt)
2
circumvent(verb, stop, ruin, oppose, halt)
2
close off(expression, stop, close, halt, block)
2
crab(verb, stop, check, ruin, oppose)
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