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

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

2clamp

transitive verb

Definition of CLAMP

1
: to fasten with or as if with a clamp <clamp two boards together>
2
a : to place by decree : impose —often used with on <clamped on a curfew after the riots>
b : to hold tightly

Examples of CLAMP

  1. The surgeon clamped the vein.
  2. He clamped the two pieces of wood together.
  3. The bit was clamped firmly between the horse's teeth.
  4. He clamped his mouth shut and refused to speak.

First Known Use of CLAMP

1683

Related to CLAMP

Synonyms
anchor, catch, fasten, fix, hitch, moor, secure, set
Antonyms
loose, loosen, unfasten, unfix, unloose, unloosen

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