4
cork(verb, stop, control, make, quiet)
4
crack down on(verb, expression, idiom, quiet, restrain)
4
demolish
4
douse(verb, suppress, hide, contain, sink)
4
gasp(block, kill, fill, smother, throttle)
4
obstruct(verb, control, restrain, block, curb)
4
overcome(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb)
4
scorch
4
sit down on(expression, idiom, silence, dampen, deaden)
4
snuff(verb, hide, contain, conceal, retain)
4
snuff out(verb, expression, restrain, crush, curb)
4
stagnate(verb, decline, restrain, prevent, idle)
4
strangulate(verb, control, block, kill, fill)
4
temper
4
trammel(verb, quiet, restrain, suppress, prevent)
3
ban(verb, make, force, show, keep)
3
bank the fire(expression, idiom)
3
be in heat(expression, idiom)
3
blunt(verb, dull, quiet, hurt, diminish)
3
break
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