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ALL meanings of clamp down on

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  • noun clamp down on a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together. 1
  • noun clamp down on an appliance with opposite sides or parts that may be adjusted or brought closer together to hold or compress something. 1
  • noun clamp down on 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 on 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 on 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 on to fasten with or fix in a clamp. 1
  • verb clamp down on (Transitive Verb) IDI To take measures to stop something; to put an end to. 0
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