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clamps down (on)verbpresent tense third-person singular of clamp down (on) to put a stop to (something) by the use of forcethe need to clamp down on petty crime in the city cracks down (on), crushes, puts down, quashes, quells, represses, silences, slaps down, snuffs (out), squashes, squelches, subdues, suppresses douses(also dowses), extinguishes, puts out, quenchessmothers, stifles, strangles, throttlesannihilates, decimates, demolishes, desolates, destroys, devastates, nukes, rubs out, ruins, smashes, wastes, wrecksexterminates, obliterates, wipes outconquers, dominates, overcomes, overpowers, overwhelms, subdues, subjugates, vanquishes sits on abets, aids, assists, backs, helps, props up, supportsfoments, incites, instigates, provokes, stirs, whips (up)advances, cultivates, encourages, forwards, fosters, furthers, nourishes, nurtures, promotes |