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clamp

26 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) clamp (noun)
  2. 2) clamp (verb)
  3. clamp connection (noun)
  4. clamp down (verb)
  5. clamp screw (noun)
  6. clamp strake (noun)
  7. bar clamp (noun)
  8. book clamp (noun)
  9. carpenter's clamp (noun)
  10. C-clamp (noun)
  11. finger clamp (noun)
  12. floor clamp (noun)
  13. friction clamp (noun)
  14. geometrical clamp (noun)
  15. ground clamp (noun)
  16. hand-screw clamp (noun)
  17. hanging clamp (noun)
  18. hawser clamp (noun)
  19. Hoffman clamp (noun)
  20. miter clamp (noun)
  21. pinch clamp (noun)
  22. rail clamp (noun)
  23. right-angle clamp (noun)
  24. toggle clamp (noun)
  25. wall clamp (noun)
  26. wedge clamp (noun)

1clamp

noun \ˈklamp\

Definition of CLAMP

1
: a device designed to bind or constrict or to press two or more parts together so as to hold them firmly
2
: any of various instruments or appliances having parts brought together for holding or compressing something
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Origin of CLAMP

Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch *klampe; akin to Old English clamm bond, fetter — more at clam
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Hardware Terms

adze, auger, awl, chock, ferrule, punch, tang

Rhymes with CLAMP

amp, camp, champ, cramp, damp, guimpe, lamp, ramp, samp, scamp, stamp, tamp, tramp, vamp

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