307 entries under verb topic. ×

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contract(move, close, diminish, restrict)
15
fasten(hold, fix, secure, settle)
14
stiffen(stretch, tense, brace, hunch)
12
secure(close, fix, position, join)
11
tense
11
close(hold, fix, secure, settle)
11
tauten(go, cover, open, run)
9
tie(hold, close, fix, secure)
9
compress(decline, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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narrow(adjective, close, decline, reduce)
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fix(hold, close, change, set)
8
squeeze(close, restrain, restrict, gather)
8
strain(go, cover, open, run)
8
stretch(move, cover, damage, extend)
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constrain
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constrict(close, decline, reduce, damage)
7
lock(hold, secure, settle, join)
7
pinch(restrain, contract, narrow, inhibit)
7
reduce(close, decline, diminish, decrease)
6
bind(hold, close, fix, secure)
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