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slapping downverbpresent participle of slap down to put a stop to (something) by the use of forcepublic protests against the dictatorial government were always promptly slapped down clamping down (on), cracking down (on), crushing, putting down, quashing, quelling, repressing, silencing, snuffing (out), squashing, squelching, subduing, suppressing dousing(also dowsing), extinguishing, putting out, quenchingsmothering, stifling, strangling, throttlingannihilating, decimating, demolishing, desolating, destroying, devastating, nuking, rubbing out, ruining, smashing, wasting, wreckingexterminating, obliterating, wiping outconquering, dominating, overcoming, overpowering, overwhelming, subduing, subjugating, vanquishing sitting on abetting, aiding, assisting, backing, helping, propping up, supportingfomenting, inciting, instigating, provoking, stirring, whipping (up)advancing, cultivating, encouraging, forwarding, fostering, furthering, nourishing, nurturing, promoting |