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clamp
[ klamp ]
noun
- a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- an appliance with opposite sides or parts that may be adjusted or brought closer together to hold or compress something.
- one of a pair of movable pieces, made of lead or other soft material, for covering the jaws of a vise and enabling it to grasp without bruising.
- Also called clamp rail. Carpentry. a rail having a groove or a number of mortises for receiving the ends of a number of boards to bind them into a flat piece, as a drawing board or door.
- Nautical.
- a horizontal timber in a wooden hull, secured to ribs to support deck beams and to provide longitudinal strength.
verb (used with object)
- to fasten with or fix in a clamp.
Synonyms: , ,
verb phrase
- to impose or increase controls on.
- to become more strict:
There were too many tax loopholes, so the government clamped down.
clamp
1/ æ /
noun
- 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
- See also wheel clamp
- a means by which a fixed joint may be strengthened
- nautical a horizontal beam fastened to the ribs for supporting the deck beams in a wooden vessel
verb
- to fix or fasten with or as if with a clamp
- to immobilize (a car) by means of a wheel clamp
- to inflict or impose forcefully
they clamped a curfew on the town
clamp
2/ æ /
noun
- a mound formed out of a harvested root crop, covered with straw and earth to protect it from winter weather
- a pile of bricks ready for processing in a furnace
verb
- tr to enclose (a harvested root crop) in a mound
Other Word Forms
- ܲ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of clamp1
Word History and Origins
Origin of clamp1
Origin of clamp2
Example Sentences
Traders are counting their losses as Tanzania clamps down on people trying to flout a ban on goods from neighbouring Malawi in an escalating regional trade row.
This mirrors a US action, with the White House set to clamp down on deliveries under $800 - specifically those sent from China and Hong Kong - on 2 May.
Sometimes the muscles of the body tense, leading the hands to clamp up into “lobster claws.”
To clamp down those numbers, the Dominican Republic has deported more than 80,000 people to Haiti in the first three months of this year, according to AFP news agency.
The DfE is also clamping down on nurseries charging for extras, such as meals, snacks and nappies.
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