307 entries under verb topic. ×

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crush(close, restrict, crowd, condense)
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set(hold, change, fix, secure)
5
brace(support, hold, fix, secure)
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clamp(noun, close, fix, settle)
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clinch(fix, secure, settle, position)
5
condense(close, change, decline, reduce)
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flex(move, bend)
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pucker(draw, gather, squeeze, wrinkle)
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restrain(contract, narrow, inhibit, compress)
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tighten up
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anchor(hold, fix, secure, settle)
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boil down(expression, phrasal verb, close, change)
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confine(decline, reduce, restrain, diminish)
4
cramp(close, restrict, crowd, contract)
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extend(go, cover, open, damage)
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padlock(fix, settle, position, catch)
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restrict(close, restrain, crowd, contract)
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screw(hold, secure, turn, join)
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strengthen(hold, fix, secure, join)
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abbreviate(close, decline, reduce, diminish)
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