clamp

[Clamp]

A clamp is a tool that's used to secure two things tightly together. When you repair a chair, it's best to use a clamp to hold the glued pieces together firmly.

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Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together.

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

Verb
impose or inflict forcefully; "The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital"

Verb
fasten or fix with a clamp; "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened"

n.
Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together.

n.
An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is held in its place or two parts are temporarily held together.

n.
A piece of wood placed across another, or inserted into another, to bind or strengthen.

n.
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.

n.
A thick plank on the inner part of a ship's side, used to sustain the ends of beams.

n.
A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal for coking.

n.
A mollusk. See Clam.

v. t.
To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp.

v. t.
To cover, as vegetables, with earth.

n.
A heavy footstep; a tramp.

v. i.
To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump.

Clamp

Clamp , n. [Cf. LG. & D. klamp, Dan. klampe, also D. klampen to fasten, clasp. Cf. Clamer, Cramp.] 1. Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together. 2. (a) An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is held in its place or two parts are temporarily held together. (b) (Joinery) A piece of wood placed across another, or inserted into another, to bind or strengthen. 3. 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. 4. (Shipbuilding) A thick plank on the inner part of a ship's side, used to sustuan the ends of beams. 5. A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking. 6. A mollusk. See Clam. [Obs.]

Clamp nails, nails used to fasten on clamps in ships.
Clamp
Clamp , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clamped (?; 215) p. pr. & vb. n. Clamping.] 1. To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp. 2. To cover, as vegetables, with earth. [Eng.]
Clamp
Clamp, n. [Prob. an imitative word. Cf.Clank.] A heavy footstep; a tramp.
Clamp
Clamp, v. i. To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump.
The policeman with clamping feet.

Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together.
To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp.
A heavy footstep; a tramp.
To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump.

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Usage Examples

Sureness is something like a neck brace, which we clamp around our lives, hoping to somehow protect ourselves from the frightening, constant whiplash of change. Sadly, the brace doesn't always hold.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

History is full of examples of people who clamp down after they began to enjoy too much freedom. Freedom can lead to instability, anarchy, and confusion. So there can be a moral counter-revolution.