The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CLAMP which also is the latest solution we found used in Boston Globe in 1985.
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Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CLAMP | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: __ down on (suppress)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- slap
- quell
- oppress
- quash
- quench
- repress
- scotch
- slapping
- slaps
- muffle
- quashing
- quelled
Crossword Answer definitions
CLAMP noun- A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.
- An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.
- A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
- A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking.
- A pile of root vegetables stored under a layer of earth.
- A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.
- An electronic circuit that fixes either the positive or the negative peak excursions of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value.
- To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
- To hold or grip tightly.
- To modify (a numeric value) so it lies within a specific range.
- To cover (vegetables, etc.) with earth.
- A heavy footstep; a tramp.
- To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump or clomp.
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