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3 letters

HOG
A sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared

BAR
The act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"

4 letters

SAVE
Spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"

SNOW
Precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

STOP
A brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"

WARD
A division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)

MOCK
The act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"

GULL
Mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

HEAD
Oral stimulation of the genitals; "they say he gives good head"

HELP
The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"

HOAX
Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

FEND
Withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"

DUPE
A person who is tricked or swindled

5 letters

TRICK
(card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

WATCH
A purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

TIEUP
Finish the last row

PARRY
A return punch (especially by a boxer)

RELAY
Control or operate by relay

REPEL
Reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

ESTOP

DEBAR
Prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"

BLUFF
The act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards

AVERT
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

DETER
Turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

DELAY
The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

6 letters

HOGTIE

FORBID
Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

ARREST
The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

PIGEON
Wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs

TAKEIN
Make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"

THWART
A crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat

JUGGLE
Throwing and catching several objects simultaneously

LOOKTO
Turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"

OUTWIT
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

HUMBUG
Communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive

GAMMON
Hind portion of a side of bacon

HINDER
Put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"

DIDDLE
Manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"

CAJOLE
Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

CORNER
An interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"

DELUDE
Be false to; be dishonest with

BETRAY
Reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"

7 letters

THAWART

HEADOFF
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

PREVENT
Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

COUNTER
A return punch (especially by a boxer)

FORESEE
Realize beforehand

OBVIATE
Do away with

RULEOUT
Dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"

WARDOFF
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

TWOTIME

LETDOWN
A feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"

LOOKFOR
Try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"

PREEMPT
Take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

FORERUN

FENDOFF
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

DEFLECT
Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"

ENGROSS
Consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

EXCLUDE
Prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"

DECEIVE
Be false to; be dishonest with

CHEATON
Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"

COUNTON
Judge to be probable

CONJURE
Ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

BEGUILE
Attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

8 letters

STAVEOFF
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

PROHIBIT
Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

RECKONON

OUTSMART
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

KEEPFROM

OUTREACH
The act of reaching out; "the outreach toward truth of the human spirit"

OBSTRUCT
Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

GOBEFORE

PRECLUDE
Keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"

9 letters

FORECLOSE
Subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage

TURNASIDE

INTERCEPT
The point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis

TAKEITALL

OVERREACH
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

GETAROUND
Be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning"

FRUSTRATE
Treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

FORETASTE
An early limited awareness of something yet to occur

FORESTATE

BAMBOOZLE
Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

10 letters

ANTICIPATE
Realize beforehand

MONOPOLIZE
Have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"

MONOPOLISE
Have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"

LOOKOUTFOR

JUMPTHEGUN

GETAHEADOF

HOCUSPOCUS

DISHEARTEN
Take away the enthusiasm of

DISCOURAGE
Admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"

CIRCUMVENT
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

11 letters

WINTHESTART

WATCHOUTFOR

STRINGALONG
Move or come along

OUTMANEUVER
Defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"

HORNSWAGGLE

FOREGLIMPSE

DOUBLECROSS
An act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"