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clamp down
Variant of clamp
noun
any of various devices for clasping or fastening things together, or for bracing parts; esp., an appliance with two parts that can be brought together, usually by a screw, to grip something
transitive verb
- to grip, fasten, or brace with or as with a clamp
- ☆ to put in effect forcefully; impose: to clamp a curfew on the town
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