Synonyms and related words :
arrest, arse, back, backside, baffle, balk, bar, beat off, behind, block, bog down, bottle up, bottom, brake, bridle, bum, burden, butt, check, clog, confine, constrain, contain, control, cool, cool off, counter, countercheck, curb, curtail, dam, dam up, damp, dampen, decelerate, defer, delay, detain, deter, discourage, dompt, drag, drive back, encumber, enjoin, entrammel, fanny, fend, fend off, fetter, foil, forestall, frustrate, govern, guard, hamper, hamstring, handicap, hind, hindmost, hog-tie, hold, hold at bay, hold back, hold fast, hold in, hold in check, hold in leash, hold off, hold up, impede, inhibit, intercept, interfere, interfere with, intermeddle, interrupt, intervene, keep, keep at bay, keep back, keep from, keep in, keep in check, keep off, keep under control, lag, lay under restraint, lumber, make late, manacle, meddle, mire, obstruct, obviate, oppose, parry, posterior, postpone, preclude, prevent, prohibit, pull, pull in, push back, put back, rear, rebuff, rein, rein in, repel, repress, repulse, resist, restrain, retard, retral, retrench, scotch, set back, shackle, slacken, slow, slow down, snub, speed, stave off, stay, stop, straiten, stymie, suppress, thwart, tie down, trammel, turn aside, ward off, withhold