stymie, frustrate, squelch, scuttle, derail, forestall, prevent, quash, stave off, stifle, disrupt, neutralize, deter, foiled, scupper, repel, curtail, avert, impede, counteract, upend, outwit, undermine, circumvent, preempt, sabotage, quell, smother, subvert, outmaneuver, hinder, nullify, fend, obstruct, cripple, nab, vanquish, topple, outmanoeuvre, discourage, protect, negate, elude, suppress, checkmate, dissuade, destroy, outfox, evade, curb, unsettle, hamper, snatch, obliterate, defang, safeguard, usurp, oust, outflank, intimidate, deflect, outsmart, resist, deprive, highjack, snuff, undo, restrain, dislodge, wrest, repulse, undercut, instigate, appease, orchestrate, dethrone, waylay, ensnare, counter, stem, destabilize, extirpate, subdue, eradicate, rein, infiltrate, tamp down, dampen, avoid, upstage, sidestep, annihilate, unseat, crush, shield, deny, nobble, defuse, banish, snare, hijack, paralyze, gangway, bulkhead, seat, deck, cleat, ramp, aisle, bench, dock, hatch, locker, pew, plank, stanchion, berth, bunk, cabin, hatchway, mast, rail

dash, disappoint, let down, ruin, short-circuit

defeat, kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out

dinghy, dory, rowboat

crosspiece, forbid, foreclose, preclude

baffle, bilk, cross, cross thwart, foil, queer, scotch, spoil