stream β a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
verb backwaters
abolish β If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
abrogate β If someone in a position of authority abrogates something such as a law, agreement, or practice, they put an end to it.
annul β If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
cancel β If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
dismantle β to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
recall β to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
remove β to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
scrub β to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
call off β If you call off an event that has been planned, you cancel it.
pull the plug β If someone in a position of power pulls the plug on a project or on someone's activities, they use their power to stop them continuing.
weasel out β any small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents.
delay β If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
restrict β to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
abate β If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
curb β If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
curtail β If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
decelerate β When a vehicle or machine decelerates or when someone in a vehicle decelerates, the speed of the vehicle or machine is reduced.
decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
diminish β to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
impede β to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
moderate β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
reduce β to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
relax β to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles.
retard β to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
slacken β If something slackens or if you slacken it, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
stall β a pretext, as a ruse, trick, or the like, used to delay or deceive.
temper β a particular state of mind or feelings.
brake β Brakes are devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop.
cheque β A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
