I. verb
1.
Synonyms: arrest 1, halt, interrupt, stall, stay
Related Word: cease, desist, discontinue, stop; repress, suppress; circumvent, foil, frustrate, thwart
Antonyms: expedite
2.
Synonyms: restrain 1, bit, bridle, constrain, curb, hold back, hold down, hold in, inhibit, withhold
Related Word: baffle, balk; obviate, preclude, prevent
Antonyms: accelerate ( of speed ); advance ( as of hopes, plans ); release ( of feelings, energies )
3.
Synonyms: try 1, examine, prove, test
4.
Synonyms: agree 4, accord, conform, correspond, dovetail, ||gee, go, jibe, square, tally
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: setback , backset, reversal, reverse
2.
a statement of charges for food and drink consumed (as at a restaurant)
shocked at the size of the check
Synonyms: bill, tab
Related Word: damage, score