• lessen, cut, narrow, block, constrict, close, curtail, halt, condense, contract, deflate, hold, repel, push, sink, hinder, abbreviate, depress, plunge, discontinue, abridge, pitch, restrict, compress, press, repulse, keep, conceal, diminish, exclude, end, descend, drop, fall, take back, maintain, decrease, stop, lower, degrade, bear, shrink, slip, lose, concentrate, reduce, cease, dip, submerge, hide, finish, shorten.