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corked up

Main Entry:
restrained [ri-streynd]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: calm, quiet
Synonyms: bottled up, calm and collected, chilled, conservative, controlled, cool, corked up, discreet, in charge, in check, inobtrusive, laid-back*, mild, moderate, muted, on a leash, plain, reasonable, reticent, retiring, self-controlled, shrinking, soft, steady, subdued, tasteful, temperate, unaffable, undemonstrative, under control, under wraps, unexcessive, unexpansive, unextreme, unobtrusive, uptight, withdrawn
Antonyms: assured, bold, confident, extroverted, outgoing
Main Entry: hold
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: have in one's hands, possession; grasp
Synonyms: adhere, arrest, bind, bottle up, carry, catch, check, cherish, clasp, cleave, clench, clinch, cling, clutch, confine, contain, cork up, cradle, detain, embrace, enclose, enjoy, fondle, freeze to, grip, handle, hang on, have, hug, imprison, keep, keep close, keep out, lock up, maintain, not let go, nourish, occupy, own, palm, possess, press, put a lock on, restrain, retain, secure, seize, squeeze, stay put, stick, take, trammel, vise, wield, withhold, wring
Antonyms: drop, let go, release
Main Entry: mute
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: muffle, tone down sound
Synonyms: benumb, bottle up, cork up, dampen, deaden, decrease the volume, drown, gag, hush, keep it down, lower, moderate, muzzle, pipe down, put damper on, put the lid on, reduce, silence, soft-pedal, soften, subdue, turn down
Antonyms: articulate, speak, voice
Main Entry: quash
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: nullify, cancel
Synonyms: abrogate, annul, black out, bottle up, clamp down on, cork up, crack down on, declare null and void, discharge, dissolve, hush up, invalidate, kill, negate, overrule, overthrow, put damper on, put the lid on, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, set aside, shut down, squelch, undo, vacate, veto, vitiate, void, watergate
Notes: quash means to crush or to subdue or to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely, while squash means to compress, crush, or squeeze
Antonyms: allow, permit, sanction, start, support
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