English to English
clamp
(kl/&/mp
)
noun (n)
- a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together.(noun)source: webster1913
- A heavy footstep; a tramp.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- fasten or fix with a clamp(verb.contact)Example:
Clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened.
source: wordnet30 - impose or inflict forcefully(verb.communication)Example:
The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital.
source: wordnet30 - To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp.(verb)source: webster1913
- To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump.(verb)source: webster1913
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