9
snuff out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain, crush)
8
douse(verb, cover, suppress, hide, depress)
8
quash(verb, cover, restrain, crush, block)
8
control(verb, calm, order, quiet, cover)
8
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
8
overwhelm(verb, cover, beat, defeat, overcome)
8
put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, destroy, restrain)
8
surround(verb, cover, hide, stifle, extinguish)
7
burke(verb, stop, hold, control, cover)
7
crush(noun, verb, beat, restrain, overcome)
7
damp(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, depress)
7
deaden(verb, dull, quiet, ruin, diminish)
7
hush up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cover)
6
blow out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, depress, stifle)
6
check(verb, stop, calm, control, order)
6
clutter
6
collect(verb, stop, calm, control, order)
6
compose(verb, stop, calm, control, order)
6
conceal(verb, cover, restrain, crush, curb)
6
cool(verb, calm, control, order, quiet)
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