Suppress - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 14/04/2024

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Suppress.

5 letter answer(s) to suppress

CHOKE
  1. a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
  2. a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
  3. be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
  4. become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
  5. become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
  6. breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
  7. cause to retch or choke
  8. check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"
  9. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
  10. fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the c
QUASH
  1. declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
  2. put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
QUELL
  1. overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"
  2. suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
SITON

7 letter answer(s) to suppress

PUTDOWN

6 letter answer(s) to suppress

STIFLE
  1. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
  2. conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
  3. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
  4. joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
  5. smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"

8 letter answer(s) to suppress

STRANGLE
  1. conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
  2. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
  3. die from strangulation
  4. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
  5. prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
  6. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

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