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Definition
trying to keep under control
The exact meaning of suppress can depend upon its context. For example:
- "suppressed the revolution" — to stop others from doing something by force
- "suppressed a smile" — kept something from happening
- "suppressed the story" — kept news from spreading
- "suppressed her fear" — controlled an emotion
- "suppressed the memory" — avoided thinking about (perhaps even removed from conscious memory)
- We were less than five steps from getting to the top when I heard suppressed shots.p. 235.4
- My primary weapon that I used daily was a suppressed Heckler & Koch (H&K) 416 with the ten-inch barrel and an EOTech optical red dot sight with a 3X magnifier.p. 44.9
- It was also suppressed, and on top I mounted a 2.p. 45.0
- I ran with a suppressed MP7 submachine gun on a few missions, but it lacked the knockdown power of my H&K 416.p. 45.3
- Several times we shot fighters in one room with a suppressed MP7 and their comrades next door didn't wake up.p. 45.5
- The grenade suppressed the fire immediately, giving Steve and his team vital seconds to close on the house without taking any casualties.p. 110.4
- Just as we reached the door to our building, I could make out the faint sound of a second sniper's suppressed rifle opening fire.p. 132.9
- "That is not a suppressed weapon," I thought.p. 220.9
- Unsuppressed rounds meant enemy fire.p. 221.0
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