Synonyms: immobilise, immobilize
Definition: cause to be unable to move
Usage: The sudden storm immobilized the traffic
Similar words: curb, curtail, cut back, restrict
Definition: place restrictions on
Usage: curtail drinking in school
Synonyms: immobilise, immobilize, freeze, block
Definition: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
Usage: Blocked funds; Freeze the assets of this hostile government
Similar words: keep back, withhold
Definition: hold back; refuse to hand over or share
Usage: The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room
Synonyms: immobilise, immobilize
Definition: convert (assets) into fixed capital
Similar words: convert
Definition: change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change
Usage: The substance converts to an acid
Synonyms: immobilise, immobilize
Definition: make defenseless
Similar words: trounce, crush, vanquish, shell, beat, beat out
Definition: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Usage: Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship; We beat the competition; Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
Synonyms: immobilise, immobilize
Definition: hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
Similar words: keep back, withhold
Definition: hold back; refuse to hand over or share
Usage: The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room