ALL meanings of clam
clam
C c - countable noun clam Clams are a kind of shellfish which can be eaten. 3
- noun clam any of various burrowing bivalve molluscs of the genera Mya, Venus, etc. Many species, such as the quahog and soft-shell clam, are edible and Tridacna gigas is the largest known bivalve, nearly 1.5 metres long 3
- noun clam the edible flesh of such a mollusc 3
- noun clam a reticent person 3
- verb clam to gather clams 3
- noun clam any of various hard-shell, usually edible, bivalve mollusks, some of which live in the shallows of the sea, others in fresh water 3
- noun clam the soft, edible part of such a mollusk 3
- noun clam a reticent or taciturn person 3
- noun clam clamshell (sense 2) 3
- noun clam a dollar 3
- noun clam a misplayed note 3
- intransitive verb clam to dig, or go digging, for clams 3
- noun clam British Dialect. clamp (defs 1–3). 1
- noun clam Machinery. (formerly) pincers. 1
- verb without object clam to gather or dig clams. 1
- noun clam A marine bivalve mollusk with shells of equal size. 1
- noun clam type of mollusc 1
- intransitive verb clam dig for clams 1
- noun clam US dollar 1
- noun Definition of clam in Technology (mathematics, tool) A system for symbolic mathematics, especially General Relativity. It was first implemented in ATLAS assembly language and later Lisp. See also ALAM. 1
- noun clam A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species of the United States. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve. 0
- noun clam Strong pincers or forceps. 0
- noun clam A kind of vise, usually of wood. 0
- noun clam (Slang) (US) A dollar (usually used in the plural). Possibly originating from the term wampum. 0
- noun clam (Slang) (derogatory) A Scientologist. 0
- noun clam A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once. 0
- noun clam clamminess; moisture. 0
- verb clam To dig for clams. 0
- verb clam To produce, in bellringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang. 0
- verb clam To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere. 0
- verb clam To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter. 0