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Synonyms & Antonyms of clamp
to put securely in place or in a desired position
- clamped the headphones to her ears and began to listen
Synonyms for clamp
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Near Antonyms for clamp
- extract,
- prize,
- pry,
- pull,
- root (out),
- tear (out),
- uproot,
- wrest,
- yank
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“Clamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamp. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of clamp was in the 14th century
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