ALL meanings of clamp down
clamp down
C c - phrasal verb clamp down To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them. 3
- verb clamp down to behave repressively; attempt to repress something regarded as undesirable 3
- noun clamp down a sudden restrictive measure 3
- intransitivephrasal verb clamp down be strict, enforce rules 1
- noun clamp down a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together. 1
- noun clamp down an appliance with opposite sides or parts that may be adjusted or brought closer together to hold or compress something. 1
- noun clamp down 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 down 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 down 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 down to fasten with or fix in a clamp. 1