ALL meanings of clamp
clamp
C c - countable noun clamp A clamp is a device that holds two things firmly together. 3
- verb clamp When you clamp one thing to another, you fasten the two things together with a clamp. 3
- verb clamp To clamp something in a particular place means to put it or hold it there firmly and tightly. 3
- countable noun clamp A clamp is a large metal device which is fitted to the wheel of an illegally-parked car or other vehicle in order to prevent it from being driven away. The driver has to pay to have the clamp removed. 3
- verb clamp To clamp a car means to fit a clamp to one of its wheels so that it cannot be driven away. 3
- noun clamp 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 3
- noun clamp a means by which a fixed joint may be strengthened 3
- noun clamp a horizontal beam fastened to the ribs for supporting the deck beams in a wooden vessel 3
- verb clamp to fix or fasten with or as if with a clamp 3
- verb clamp to immobilize (a car) by means of a wheel clamp 3
- verb clamp to inflict or impose forcefully 3
- noun clamp a mound formed out of a harvested root crop, covered with straw and earth to protect it from winter weather 3
- noun clamp a pile of bricks ready for processing in a furnace 3
- verb clamp to enclose (a harvested root crop) in a mound 3
- noun clamp any of various devices for clasping or fastening things together, or for bracing parts; esp., an appliance with two parts that can be brought together, usually by a screw, to grip something 3
- verb transitive clamp to grip, fasten, or brace with or as with a clamp 3
- verb transitive clamp to put in effect forcefully; impose 3
- noun clamp the sound of heavy footsteps 3
- intransitive verb clamp to tread heavily 3
- noun clamp Fasten (something) in place with a clamp. 1
- noun clamp device 1
- transitive verb clamp use a clamp 1
- noun clamp carpenter's vise 1
- noun clamp a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together. 1
- noun clamp an appliance with opposite sides or parts that may be adjusted or brought closer together to hold or compress something. 1
- noun clamp 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. 1
- noun clamp 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. 1
- noun clamp Nautical. a horizontal timber in a wooden hull, secured to ribs to support deck beams and to provide longitudinal strength. mast clamp. 1
- verb with object clamp to fasten with or fix in a clamp. 1
- noun clamp A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together. 0
- noun clamp A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking. 0
- noun clamp A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard. 0
- noun clamp A heavy footstep; a tramp. 0
- noun clamp (Electronics) Electronic circuit to fix a voltage (see Wikipedia). 0
- verb clamp (Transitive Verb) VI To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp. 0
- verb clamp (Intransitive Verb) To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump or clomp. 0
- verb clamp (Transitive Verb) To hold or grip tightly. 0
- verb clamp (Transitive Verb) To modify a numeric value so it lies within a specific range. 0
- verb clamp (Transitive Verb) (Britain, obsolete) To cover (vegetables, etc.) with earth. 0