The Clue
Get under control (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TAME
Tags
Notes
The answer TAME is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
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Gentle
Housebroken
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Rein in
Subdue
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Antonym of feral
Break a bronco
Bring to heel
Bring to submission
Crack the whip
Emulate Petruchio
Lacking zest
Make gentle
Not electric
Not exciting
Not feral
Sans spice
Unlikely to bite
Bring under control
Crack the whip at, maybe
Do some broncobusting
Emulate Clyde Beatty
Like kiddie rides
Make a beast behave
Definition
TAME as a verb:
1. (tame, chasten, subdue) = correct by punishment or discipline
2. (tone down, moderate, tame) = make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
3. (domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame) = adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
4. (domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame) = overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
5. (domesticate, tame) = make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"
TAME as an adjective:
1. flat and uninspiring
2. very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed"
3. (tame, tamed) = brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
4. (meek, tame) = very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes