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cork(control, close, restrain, curb)
4
confine(take, control, keep, stay)
4
gag(close, restrain, moderate, curb)
4
hold(have, grasp, seize, grip)
3
bottle up(expression, phrasal verb, take, quiet)
3
quash(cancel, overturn, nullify, repeal)
2
check(take, control, keep, stay)
2
clamp down on(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cancel)
2
constrain(control, close, restrain, curb)
2
contain(take, keep, stay, have)
2
crack down on(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cancel)
2
detain(take, keep, stay, have)
2
drown(subdue, soften, dampen, muffle)
2
enclose(take, keep, stay, have)
2
keep(take, stay, have, grasp)
2
kill(cancel, reverse, void, overturn)
2
maintain(take, keep, stay, have)
2
muzzle(restrain, moderate, curb, suppress)
2
repress(control, close, restrain, curb)
2
restrain(take, keep, stay, curb)
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APASmart Define. (2015). cork up thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/cork_up/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "cork up thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/cork_up/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, cork up thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/cork_up/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "cork up thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/cork_up/thesaurus/synonyms>