clamp down

Other forms: clamped down; clamping down; clamps down

Definitions of clamp down
  1. verb
    repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)
    “The police clamped down on illegal drugs”
    synonyms: crack down
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    type of:
    bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel
    place limits on (extent or access)
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