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CLAMP DOWN

Pronunciation (US):

• CLAMP DOWN (verb)
The verb CLAMP DOWN has 1 sense:

1. repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)

Familiarity information: CLAMP DOWN used as a verb is very rare.

• CLAMP DOWN (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

clamp down; crack down

Context example:

The police clamped down on illegal drugs

Hypernyms (to "clamp down" is one way to...):

bound; confine; limit; restrain; restrict; throttle; trammel (place limits on (extent or access))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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Useful links:
Pronunciation of throttle
Definition of confine
Pronunciation of restrain
Definition of trammel
Pronunciation of limit

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