25
quash(verb, stop, calm, break, control)
25
suppress(verb, stop, hold, calm, control)
22
crush(verb, upset, break, control, beat)
22
quell(verb, calm, break, control, dull)
18
put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, break)
18
repress(verb, stop, hold, control, quiet)
17
subdue(verb, upset, calm, control, dull)
15
squash(verb, stop, upset, calm, quiet)
13
quench(verb, hold, control, beat, check)
12
stifle(verb, stop, hold, calm, dull)
11
extinguish(verb, stop, calm, control, dull)
11
smother(verb, stop, hold, cover, restrain)
10
squish(noun, verb, crush, squeeze, splash)
9
muffle(verb, stop, hold, calm, dull)
9
overcome(verb, upset, control, beat, check)
9
splosh(noun, verb, splash, squish)
8
gag(verb, stop, hold, calm, dull)
8
humble(verb, upset, control, beat, check)
8
kill(verb, stop, end, beat, remove)
8
put-down
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