Definitions for clampdownˈklæmpˌdaʊn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

clamp•downˈklæmpˌdaʊn(n.)

  1. Ref: crackdown

Origin of clampdown:

1935–40

Princeton's WordNet

  1. clampdown(noun)

    sudden restriction on an activity

Wiktionary

  1. clampdown(Noun)

    A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control


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