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| damp down(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| hold down(verb, phrasal verb, hold, make) | |
| keep from(verb, phrasal verb, cover, block) | |
| keep secret(verb, idiom, cover, restrain) | |
| keep within bounds | |
| pour water on | |
| put to silence | |
| reduce the temperature | |
| shimmer with heat | |
| shut down on | |
| shut off(verb, stop, ruin, halt) | |
| stamp out(verb, restrain, crush, curb) | |
| blot out(cover, block, obscure, suppress) | |
| blow out(verb, extinguish, smother, quench) | |
| close up(verb, calm, dull, quiet) | |
| cork up(verb, close, restrain, curb) | |
| cut short(verb, calm, dull, quiet) | |
| dry up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, calm) | |
| dummy up(verb, calm, dull, quiet) | |
| go into hiding(idiom, cover, block, obscure) |
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