stanch (v.)
- arrest
- asphyxiate
- bar
- bind
- block
- blockade
- bung
- caulk
- cease
- censor
- check
- chink
- choke
- clog
- congest
- constipate
- cork
- cover
- crush
- dam
- drown
- end
- extinguish
- fill
- foul
- gag
- halt
- jam
- kill
- muzzle
- obstipate
- obstruct
- pack
- plug
- prevent
- quash
- quell
- quench
- repress
- silence
- smash
- smother
- squash
- squelch
- staunch
- stay
- stem
- stifle
- stop
- stopper
- stopple
- strangle
- stuff
- stultify
- subdue
- suffocate
- suppress
- throttle
