Synset

hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
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arrest

check

contain

hold back

stop

turn back

sample sentences

"Arrest the downward trend"
"Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"
"Contain the rebel movement"
"Turn back the tide of communism"