English Explanatory Dictionary

clampdown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

clampdown clampdowns clamp-down

Etymology

Deverbal from clamp down.

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