puts a lid on
- suppressesActively prevents expression
- silencesStops from speaking
- capsHeadwear or upper limits
- containsHolds within itself
- sealsAquatic whiskered mammals
shuts down · squashes · quashes · stifles · muzzles · clamps down · restrains · covers · closes · tops · cork · stopper · ends · halts · finishes · conceals · hushes · smothers
containment/restraint
puts a lid onunleashes
Releases from restraint
lets loose · releases · sets free · opens up · uncorks
information control
puts a lid onexposes
Makes visible or known
reveals · uncovers · discloses · brings to light · spills the beans