Related Clues:

• Block the path of
• Keep (from)
• A way to discourage
• Fend off
• Nip in the bud
• Overawe
• Stop, perhaps
• Get in the way of
• Dissuade by threat, maybe
• Give pause to
• Cause to cower
• Act as a disincentive to
• Stop from doing
• Prevent through intimidation
• Steer away