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单词 slap down
释义

slap down

verb

slapped down; slapping down; slaps down

transitive verb

1
: to prohibit or restrain usually abruptly and with censure from acting in a specified way : squelch
2
: to put an abrupt stop to : suppress

Synonyms

  • clamp down (on)
  • crack down (on)
  • crush
  • put down
  • quash
  • quell
  • repress
  • silence
  • snuff (out)
  • squash
  • squelch
  • subdue
  • suppress
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Example Sentences

public protests against the dictatorial government were always promptly slapped down

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

slap down

verb

as in to quell
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force public protests against the dictatorial government were always promptly slapped down

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • quell
  • suppress
  • subdue
  • sit on
  • put down
  • crack down (on)
  • silence
  • repress
  • clamp down (on)
  • squash
  • crush
  • quash
  • squelch
  • overcome
  • destroy
  • snuff (out)
  • stifle
  • wipe out
  • extinguish
  • put out
  • rub out
  • waste
  • ruin
  • throttle
  • wreck
  • quench
  • demolish
  • desolate
  • smother
  • nuke
  • obliterate
  • dominate
  • douse
  • annihilate
  • strangle
  • decimate
  • smash
  • exterminate
  • dowse
  • conquer
  • subjugate
  • devastate
  • overwhelm
  • vanquish
  • overpower

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • help
  • aid
  • support
  • assist
  • back
  • prop up
  • whip (up)
  • stir
  • provoke
  • incite
  • forward
  • abet
  • promote
  • encourage
  • advance
  • further
  • instigate
  • cultivate
  • foster
  • nurture
  • foment
  • nourish
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