Bar
Bar verb - To order not to do or use or to be done or used.
Usage example: corporal punishment has long been barred in most public schools
Clamp down and bar are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Clamp down" instead a verb "Bar".
Nearby Word: barroom
Clamp down
Clamp down verb - Repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable).
Bar and clamp down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bar" instead a verb "Clamp down".
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Clamp down and Bar. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bar/clamp_down
Bar & Clamp down. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bar/clamp_down>.
Clamp down or Bar. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bar/clamp_down.
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