clampdown
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clampdowns
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clampdowns
Learner's definition of CLAMPDOWN
[count]
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an increased effort to make sure that people obey laws and rules
— usually singular
— usually + on
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see also clamp down on at 2clamp
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a security clampdown in the city's subway system
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a clampdown on drug trafficking
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a clampdown [=crackdown] on weapons smugglers
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