English > stamp down: 1 sense > verb 1, change| Meaning | To put down by force or authority. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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| Example | "stamp down on littering" |
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| Synonyms | suppress, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb |
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| Narrower | burke | Get rid of, silence, or suppress |
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| choke off, choke down, choke back | Suppress |
| hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up | Cause to be quiet or not talk / talk |
| silence | Keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure |
| smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress | conceal or hide |
| squelch, quell, quench | Suppress or crush completely |
| stifle, dampen | smother or suppress |
| wink, blink, blink away | Force to go away by blinking |
| Broader | control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate | lessen the intensity of |
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| Catalan | contenir, dominar |
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| Spanish | contener, dominar |
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