prevent, withhold, keep back, desist (from), refrain (from)

to put forth the hand with rapidity, to stretch (at or after), to go beyond bounds, to commit excess, to encroach

draw rein, stop one's horse

stop breathing, hold the breath

capture one's ground

hold one's breath

bar, knock-off, obstruct, obviate

close or obstruct a path, stop (someone) on the road

to bar or close the way (of), to stop, to close or block up a road or way, to molest (travellers)

to be suffocated, to breathe short or with difficulty