adjourn anticipate avert bar beat off block check continue counter debar defer deflect delay deter discourage dishearten drag out drive back drive off estop exclude extend fend fend off forbid foreclose forestall hang fire hang up help hinder hold at bay hold off hold over hold up keep at bay keep from keep off lay aside lay by lay over obstruct obviate parry pigeonhole postpone preclude prevent prohibit prolong prorogate prorogue protract push aside push back put aside put back put off put on ice rebuff rebut recess repel repulse reserve rule out save set aside set by shelve shift off sleep on stand over stay stop stretch out suspend table take a recess turn aside waive ward ward off