clamp
/ˈklæmp/noun, verb1 syllable
Clamp means: a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together.
Synonyms for clamp1
noun, as in a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
clinch
What does clamp mean?3
noun
1
a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
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”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with clamp?10
Clamp in a sentence
- A wise businessman knows how to clamp down on costs.CM
- Her head was shaved and secured in a three-pronged skull clamp.Cangarejo
- Ziri used a clamp on the workbench for stability.always
- Ziri removed any clamps and brackets securing the battery.Amastan
- Ziri asked Yazid if he could borrow his quick grip clamp.Amastan
- Ziri had a C-clamp in his hand.Amastan
- Tighten the clamp before you start sawing.AlanF_US
- Ziri asked Yazid if he could borrow his C-clamp.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of clamp
as a noun
- plural
- clamps
as a verb
- past tense
- clamped
- present participle
- clamping
- third-person singular
- clamps
- past participle
- clamped