n. Function: verb
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Synonyms: SUFFOCATE , asphyxiate, choke, ||quackle, stifle
2
Synonyms: COMPOSE 4, collect, control, cool, re-collect, rein, repress, restrain, simmer down, suppress
Related Words: hush up, muffle; cork; quash, quell, squelch; quench
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Synonyms: WHIP 2, beat, ||clobber, drub, lambaste, lick, shellac, smear, thrash, trim