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  • 81restrain — re·strain /ri strān/ vt 1 a: to prevent from doing something see also restraining order at order 3b b: to limit, restrict, or keep under control 2: to moderate or limit …

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  • 82restrict — re·strict vt 1: to subject to bounds or limits restrict the height of buildings restrict visitation rights 2: to place under restrictions as to use or distribution restrict ed the land to recreational use Merriam Webster’s Dictio …

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  • 83stop — 1 vb stopped, stop·ping vt 1: to cause to halt stopped payment 2: to subject to a legal stop vi: to cease activity or motion stop 2 n: an act or inst …

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  • 84obviate — index balk, bar (hinder), deter, estop, forestall, overrule, overthrow, prevent, r …

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  • 85block — I verb arrest, avert, ban, bar, barricade, blockade, bridle, check, choke, clog, close, cohibit, constrict, cramp, curb, dam, debar, delay, encumber, estop, exclude, fend off, forbid, foreclose, frustrate, halt, hamper, hinder, hobble, impede,… …

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  • 86avert — I verb amovere, arrest, avertere, avoid, change the course of, check, counteract, deflect, deter, divert, fend off, forestall, head off, intercept, make possible the avoidance of, parry, prevent, prohibere, shove aside, shunt, stave off, thwart,… …

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  • 87balk — I verb avert, baffle, bar, be obstructive, block, check, counter, counteract, countercheck, curb, defeat, delay, detain, eludere, estop, foil, forefend, forestall, frustrari, frustrate, give trouble, halt, hamper, hinder, hold in check, hold back …

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  • 88barricade — I noun bar, barrier, blockade, bulwark, damper, dike, embankment, fortification, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, protection, rampart, restraint, stockade, wall II (hinder) verb bar, block, check, deter, enjoin, halt, hamper, impede, lock,… …

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  • 89block the way — index estop Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 90block up — index clog, encumber (hinder), estop, shut, stop Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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