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, discourage, forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent

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