Definition
To take measures to stop (something); to put an end to (something); to exert tighter control of (something); to treat (someone or something) more harshly.
In Context
- "The government aims to clamp down on underage drinking."
- "American referee Mike Geiger's failure to clamp down on early misdemeanours led to him losing control of a game that Colombia seemed determined to turn into a battle."
- "A few chilling examples of what GPT-4 can do — or, more accurately, what it did do, before OpenAI clamped down on it — can be found in a document released by OpenAI this week."
See Also
- clamp off