Holds
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Both words in one sentence
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When some overhead lights come on, she holds up a hand to stop the others, then gestures for them to continue after she decides there's no danger.
Source: Hand Signals -
Felix suffers a mental breakdown while on the Death World Banshee and attempts to commit suicide by unsealing his armor, and Allie forcibly holds him still to stop him.
Source: Lap Pillow - MacGuffin Escort Mission: The Reset-Button pocket watch, which holds the power to stop time itself.
Source: Video Game / A Life Remembered
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