单词 | stamp something out |
释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to put an end to (something) by force on-the-spot fines to stamp the problems out Synonyms eliminate destroy The building was completely destroyed. eradicate battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus crush The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising. suppress Maritime security patrols protect busy trade routes and suppress illegal activity. put down put out scotch They have scotched rumours that they are planning a special show. quell Troops eventually quelled the unrest. extinguish The message extinguished her hopes of seeing her friend any time soon. quench Fire crews struggled to quench the fire. extirpate (archaic) The Romans wished to extirpate Druidism in Britain. Additional synonymsin the sense of crush Definition to control or subdue by force The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising. Synonyms overcome, overwhelm, put down, subdue, overpower, quash, quell, extinguish, stamp out, vanquish (literary), conquerin the sense of destroy Definition to ruin The building was completely destroyed. Synonyms ruin, smash, crush, waste, devastate, break down, wreck, shatter, gut, wipe out, dispatch, dismantle, demolish, trash (slang), total (slang), ravage, slay (archaic, literary), eradicate, torpedo, extinguish, desolate, annihilate, put paid to, raze, blow to bits, extirpate (archaic), blow sky-high in the sense of eradicate Definition to destroy or get rid of completely battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus Synonyms wipe out, eliminate, remove, destroy, get rid of, abolish, erase, excise, extinguish, stamp out, obliterate, uproot, weed out, annihilate, put paid to, root out, efface, exterminate, expunge (formal), extirpate, wipe from the face of the earth Nearby words of |
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