ALL meanings of clamp-down
clamp-down
C c - 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