SYN
arrest, backpedal, backwater, bog down, bottle up, brake, bridle, check, clip the wings, constrain, contain, control, cool, cool off, countercheck, curb, curtail, damp, dampen, dam up, decelerate, delay, dent, depress, detain, dimple, dint, dompt, draw rein, ease off, ease up, engrave, enjoin, govern, guard, hang up, hinder, hold, hold at bay, hold back, hold fast, hold in, hold in check, hold in leash, hold up, impede, impress, imprint, indent, inhibit, intercept, interfere, intermeddle, interrupt, intervene, keep, keep back, keep from, keep in, keep in check, keep under control, lay under restraint, let down, let up, lose ground, lose momentum, lose speed, meddle, mire, moderate, notch, obstruct, oppose, pit, pock, pockmark, press in, prohibit, pull, pull in, punch, punch in, recess, reef, rein, rein in, relax, repress, resist, restrain, retard, retrench, scotch, set in, slacken, slack off, slack up, slow, slow down, slow up, snub, stamp, stay, straiten, suppress, take in sail, tamp, throttle down, withhold,