| Definitions of 'clamp' |
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1. (verb) clamp, clinch
a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
2. (verb) clamp
fasten or fix with a clamp
"clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened"
3. (verb) clamp
impose or inflict forcefully
"The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital"
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| Definitions of 'clamp' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) clamp
something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together
2. (noun) clamp
an instrument with a screw or screws by which work is held in its place or two parts are temporarily held together
3. (noun) clamp
a piece of wood placed across another, or inserted into another, to bind or strengthen
4. (noun) clamp
one of a pair of movable pieces of lead, or other soft material, to cover the jaws of a vise and enable it to grasp without bruising
5. (noun) clamp
a thick plank on the inner part of a ship's side, used to sustain the ends of beams
6. (noun) clamp
a mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal for coking
7. (noun) clamp
a mollusk. See Clam
8. (noun) clamp
a heavy footstep; a tramp
9. (verb) clamp
to fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp
10. (verb) clamp
to cover, as vegetables, with earth
11. (verb) clamp
to tread heavily or clumsily; to clump
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