3
stop(verb, hold, calm, control, quiet)
3
strike dumb(verb, expression, upset, calm, dull)
3
takedown
3
throttle(verb, hold, quiet, restrain, curb)
3
vanquish(verb, control, beat, check, ruin)
3
wisecrack(noun, response, reply, riposte)
3
wreck(verb, beat, ruin, overcome, suppress)
2
arrest(verb, stop, hold, calm, control)
2
asphyxiate(verb, stop, restrain, curb, suppress)
2
assuage(verb, calm, subdue, relax, satisfy)
2
barb
2
beat(verb, ruin, defeat, overcome, suppress)
2
bleep(verb, cut, remove, destroy, suppress)
2
blue-pencil(verb, cut, remove, destroy, suppress)
2
bosom
2
bottle up(verb, expression, quiet, restrain, block)
2
break(verb, upset, control, beat, check)
2
burke(verb, stop, hold, restrain, curb)
2
cancel(verb, stop, end, remove, oppose)
2
chasten(verb, upset, restrain, crush, overcome)
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