Clamp Definition
klămp
clamped, clamping, clamps
noun
Any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts.
American Heritage
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.
Webster's New World
The sound of heavy footsteps.
Webster's New World
A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking.
Wiktionary
verb
clamped, clamping, clamps
To tread heavily.
Webster's New World
To grip, fasten, or brace with or as with a clamp.
Webster's New World
To put in effect forcefully; impose.
To clamp a curfew on the town.
Webster's New World
(intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (as if with) a clamp.
Wiktionary
To modify a numeric value so it lies within a specific range.
Wiktionary
idiom
clamp down (on)
- to become more strict (with)
Webster's New World
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Origin of Clamp
Middle English from Middle Dutch klampe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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