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avoid(verb, stop, break, remove)
8
forestall(verb, stop, break, separate)
6
block(verb, stop, break, separate)
5
stop(verb, end, separate, reject)
4
obstruct(verb, stop, hold, restrain)
2
intercept(verb, stop, break, restrain)
2
occlude(verb, stop, break, remove)
2
shut out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break)
2
suspend(verb, stop, hold, break)
1
bottle(verb, stop, break, end)
1
break(verb, block, avoid, deny)
1
choke(verb, stop, break, end)
1
choke off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break)
1
clog(verb, stop, break, end)
1
congest(verb, stop, break, end)
1
cork(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
1
cover up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
1
covered up(verb, expression, stop, suppress)
1
covering up(verb, expression, stop, suppress)
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cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break)
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