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confine vs clamp down

clamp down vs confine

confine and clamp down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
confine No No Yes No
clamp down No No Yes No
As verbs, clamp down is a hyponym of confine; that is, clamp down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confine:
  • confine: place limits on (extent or amount or access)
  • clamp down: repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)
Other hyponyms of confine include reduce, tighten, tie, gate, draw a line, draw the line, mark off, mark out, cramp, halter, hamper, strangle, constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up, crack down, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, cumber, encumber, restrain, scant, skimp.
confine (verb) clamp down (verb)
place limits on (extent or amount or access) repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
prevent from leaving or from being removed
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
close in
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