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stamp down

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Verb1.stamp down - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
conquer, inhibit, suppress, subdue, curb
blink away, blink, wink - force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"
dampen, stifle - smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
choke back, choke down, choke off - suppress; "He choked down his rage"
silence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
burke - get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue"
silence - keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
quell, squelch, quench - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
muffle, stifle, strangle, repress, smother - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
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THE Government is to spend almost pounds 1m across the North West to train front line public sector staff to stamp down on anti-social behaviour.
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Questions over the reliability of the electrical grid are now being asked alongside others over the ability of authorities to stamp down on ever-present street violence in the host city of Rio.
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Thousands of TV viewers around the country have been left with blank screens as telecommunication companies, under government instructions, stamp down on customers getting paid-for programmes on the cheap.
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