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clamp

UK/ˈklæmp/ US/ˈkʰlæmp/ fairly common uk
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

1.

fasten or fix with a clamp

  • “clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened”
2.

impose or inflict forcefully

  • “The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital”

noun

1.

a device (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

Origin

From Middle Dutch clamp, klampe (“a clamp, hook”), from Proto-Germanic *klampō (“clamp, clasp, cramp”), related to Proto-West Germanic *klammjan. Cognate with Middle Low German klampe (“hook, clasp”), German Klampfe, Klampe (“clamp, cleat”), Norwegian klamp (“clamp”), Alemannic German Chlempi.

Phrases

  • alcohol clamp
  • alligator clamp
  • clamp connection
  • clamp down
  • clamp off
  • clamp stand
  • clover clamp
  • F clamp
  • hose clamp
  • nipple clamp

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