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The definition of clamp is a device, such as a brace or band, that holds things together.

(noun)

A clothespin used to keep a bag of chips shut is an example of a clamp.

The definition of clamp is to fasten things firmly together.

(verb)

When you use a device to hold a piece of wood firmly in place on a table, this is an example of when you clamp the wood to the table.

See clamp in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

Origin: ME < MDu klampe: for IE base see climb

transitive verb

to grip, fasten, or brace with or as with a clamp
☆ to put in effect forcefully; impose: to clamp a curfew on the town

noun

the sound of heavy footsteps

Origin: var. of clump

intransitive verb

to tread heavily

See clamp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts.
Any of various tools with opposing, often adjustable sides or parts for bracing objects or holding them together.

transitive verb clamped, clamp·ing, clamps