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slap down
transitive verb
Definition of SLAP DOWN
1
: to prohibit or restrain usually abruptly and with censure from acting in a specified way : squelch
2
: to put an abrupt stop to : suppress
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First Known Use of SLAP DOWN
1842
Related to SLAP DOWN
- Synonyms
- clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, put down, quash, repress, silence, quell, snuff (out), squash, squelch, subdue, suppress
Rhymes with SLAP DOWN
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