hold down (v.)
- asphyxiate
- bit
- bridle
- censor
- check
- constrain
- cork
- crush
- curb
- disenfranchise
- disfranchise
- dominate
- drown
- enslave
- enthrall
- extinguish
- gag
- inhibit
- kill
- muzzle
- quash
- quell
- quench
- repress
- silence
- smash
- smother
- squash
- squelch
- stanch
- stifle
- strangle
- stultify
- subdue
- subject
- subjugate
- subordinate
- suffocate
- suppress
- throttle
- withhold