Definition of Clamp in English :

Define Clamp in English

Clamp meaning in English

Meaning of Clamp in English

Pronunciation of Clamp in English

Clamp pronunciation in English

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Clamp

see synonyms of clamp

Noun

1. clamp, clinch

a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

Verb

2. clamp

fasten or fix with a clamp

Example Sentences:
'clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened'

3. clamp

impose or inflict forcefully

Example Sentences:
'The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Clamp

see synonyms of clamp
noun
1. 
a mechanical device with movable jaws with which an object can be secured to a bench or with which two objects may be secured together
2.  See also wheel clamp
3. 
a means by which a fixed joint may be strengthened
4. nautical
a horizontal beam fastened to the ribs for supporting the deck beams in a wooden vessel
verb (transitive)
5. 
to fix or fasten with or as if with a clamp
6. 
to immobilize (a car) by means of a wheel clamp
7. 
to inflict or impose forcefully
they clamped a curfew on the town
noun
1. 
a mound formed out of a harvested root crop, covered with straw and earth to protect it from winter weather
2. 
a pile of bricks ready for processing in a furnace
verb
3. (transitive)
to enclose (a harvested root crop) in a mound

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Clamp

see synonyms of clamp
noun
1. 
any of various devices for clasping or fastening things together, or for bracing parts; esp., an appliance with two parts that can be brought together, usually by a screw, to grip something
verb transitive
2. 
to grip, fasten, or brace with or as with a clamp
3.  US
to put in effect forcefully; impose
to clamp a curfew on the town
noun
1. 
the sound of heavy footsteps
verb intransitive
2. 
to tread heavily

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Clamp

see synonyms of clamp
n.
1. Any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts.
2. Any of various tools with opposing, often adjustable sides or parts for bracing objects or holding them together.
tr.v. clamped, clamp·ing, clamps
1. To fasten, grip, or support with or as if with a clamp.
2. To establish by authority; impose: clamped a tax on imports.

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