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clampdown

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Word definitions for clampdown in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
clampdown \clampdown\ n. sudden restriction on an activity.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A massive security clampdown aimed at restoring order resulted in major bloodshed, particularly in the capital, Baku. ▪ Black opposition leaders are arrested, a press clampdown begins and resistance is strangled. ▪ Human rights ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control n. A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control

Usage examples of clampdown.

She got in a little closer, adjusted the position of the table slightly, and undid the four clampdown fasteners that held on the back of Kaelor’s head, and carefully lifted the backplate off.

A recent upsurge of global terrorism and the subsequent wave of paranoia and security clampdowns had made things worse yet.

Joseph authorised vicious reprisals and clampdowns, but as fast as rebellion was slapped down in one place, it sprang up in another.