单词	slaps 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 See all Synonyms & Antonyms 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 slaps down verb present tense third-person singular of slap down as in quells 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 Relevance quells suppresses subdues cracks down (on) sits on puts down clamps down (on) represses silences squashes crushes squelches quashes destroys stifles snuffs (out) overcomes extinguishes wipes out dowses puts out rubs out ruins throttles wastes demolishes wrecks nukes quenches desolates dominates smothers annihilates obliterates decimates strangles douses smashes overwhelms exterminates conquers subjugates vanquishes devastates overpowers Antonyms & Near Antonyms helps supports aids assists whips (up) backs abets provokes incites stirs props up advances encourages foments promotes instigates fosters forwards cultivates nourishes furthers nurtures See More
随便看	officeless officer officer at arms rehashes rehashing rehave rehear reheard rehearing rehearings rehears rehearsal rehearsal dinner rehearsals rehearse rehearsed rehearser rehearsers rehearses rehearsing rehearsings reheat reheated reheater reheaters

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