clamp
31clamp — 1 verb (T) 1 (always + adv/prep) to fasten or hold two things together using a clamp: clamp sth together/onto etc: Clamp the two parts together until the glue dries. 2 (always + adv/prep) to put or hold something in a position where it does not… …
32clamp — An instrument for compression or holding a structure. Cf.:forceps. [M.E., fr. Middle Dutch klampe] Cope c. a c. used in excision of colon and rectum. Crafoord c. a c. used in heart, lung, and …
33clamp — v. (d; tr.) to clamp on, upon (to clamp controls on interest rates) * * * [klæmp] upon (to clamp controls on interest rates) (d; tr.) to clamp on …
34clamp — [[t]klæmp[/t]] n. 1) a device, usu. of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together 2) an appliance with opposite sides or parts that may be adjusted or brought closer together to hold or compress… …
35clamp — I. /klæmp / (say klamp) noun 1. a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together. 2. an appliance with opposite sides or parts that may be screwed or otherwise brought together to hold… …
36clamp — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a device, esp. a brace or band of iron etc., for strengthening other materials or holding things together. 2 a device for immobilizing an illegally parked car. v.tr. 1 strengthen or fasten with a clamp. 2 place or hold firmly. 3… …
37clamp — clamp1 noun 1》 a brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together. 2》 an electric circuit maintaining the voltage limits of a signal at prescribed levels. verb 1》 fasten in place or together with a clamp. ↘hold (something)… …
38clamp — [klæmp] verb [T] I 1) to put or hold something firmly in position 2) to hold two things together using a clamp 3) British to put a piece of equipment on a wheel of a car to stop it being moved because it is illegally parked • clamp down II noun… …
39clamp — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch *klampe; akin to Old English clamm bond, fetter more at clam Date: 14th century 1. a device designed to bind or constrict or to press two or more parts together so as to hold them… …
40Clamp — Recorded in a variety of spelling including Clamp and Clampe, with the diminutives Clampet and Clampett, and the patronymics Clampin, and Clampon, this is a surname of English origins. It derives from the Middle English 15th century word clamp ,… …
