HyperDic: clampdown

English > 1 sense of the word *clampdown*:
NOUN	act	clampdown	sudden restriction on an activity

clampdown > pronunciation
Sounds	klae'mpdaw.n
Rhymes	Allentown ... Youngstown: 56 rhymes with awn...

English > *clampdown*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	sudden restriction on an activity.
Broader	limitation, restriction	An act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
Spanish	medidas drásticas
Verbs	clamp down	repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)