Defenition of the word clamp down

• Defenition of the word clamp down

  • become more restrictive or repressive; impose strict controls on; "They are clamping down on under-age drinking now"
  • repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable); "The police clamped down on illegal drugs"
  • get serious about enforcing a rule; "We have to clamp down and get tough on the dissidents"
  • repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)

Synonyms for the word clamp down

• • crack down
  • get tough

Hypernyms for the word clamp down

• • apply
  • bound
  • confine
  • enforce
  • implement
  • keep down
  • limit
  • quash
  • reduce
  • repress
  • restrain
  • restrict
  • subdue
  • subjugate
  • throttle
  • trammel

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