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clamped

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /klæmp/
    • /klæmp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /klæmp/

Definition of clamped word

  • noun clamped Simple past tense and past participle of clamp. 1

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Parts of speech for Clamped

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

clamped popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for clamped

verb clamped

  • fastened — to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
  • held — simple past tense and a past participle of hold1 .
  • compressed — Compressed air or gas is squeezed into a small space or container and is therefore at a higher pressure than normal. It is used especially as a source of power for machines.
  • fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
  • braced — something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.

noun clamped

  • bracketed — a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
  • caught — Caught is the past tense and past participle of catch.
  • clasped — a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing: a clasp for paper money; a clasp on a necklace.
  • gripped — the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
  • snapped — to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.

Antonyms for clamped

verb clamped

  • loosened — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
  • opened — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
  • unlocked — to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.

noun clamped

  • released — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.

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