- New York Times Crossword
- January 19 2025
- Tamp down
Tamp down
We have found the following answers matching the query 'Tamp down' in our database: For more stats and recent usage scroll down and continue reading. Tamp down crossword clue was last seen on January 19 2025 in the popular New York Times Crossword.
Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher | 99% | STIFLE | Tamp down | New York Times |
Definition
• | The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint corresponding to the knee in man; -- called also stifle joint. See Illust. under Horse. |
• | To stop the breath of by crowding something into the windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into the lungs; to choke; to suffocate; to cause the death of by such means; as, to stifle one with smoke or dust. |
• | To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame. |
• | To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to conceal from public knowledge; as, to stifle a story; to stifle passion. |
• | To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because some noxious substance prevents respiration. |
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- New York Times: Jan 19, 2025
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