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clamp
(klămp)n.
1. Any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts.
2. Any of various tools with opposing, often adjustable sides or parts for bracing objects or holding them together.
tr.v. clamped, clamp·ing, clamps
Phrasal Verb: 1. To fasten, grip, or support with or as if with a clamp.
2. To establish by authority; impose: clamped a tax on imports.
clamp down
To become more strict or repressive; impose controls: clamping down on environment polluters.
[Middle English, from Middle Dutch klampe.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
clamp
(klæmp)n
1. (Tools) a mechanical device with movable jaws with which an object can be secured to a bench or with which two objects may be secured together
2. (Building) a means by which a fixed joint may be strengthened
3. (Nautical Terms) nautical a horizontal beam fastened to the ribs for supporting the deck beams in a wooden vessel
vb (tr)
4. (Building) to fix or fasten with or as if with a clamp
5. (Automotive Engineering) to immobilize (a car) by means of a wheel clamp
6. to inflict or impose forcefully: they clamped a curfew on the town.
[C14: from Dutch or Low German klamp; related to Old English clamm bond, fetter, Old Norse kleppr lump]
clamp
(klæmp) agriculturen
1. (Agriculture) a mound formed out of a harvested root crop, covered with straw and earth to protect it from winter weather
2. (Agriculture) a pile of bricks ready for processing in a furnace
vb
(Agriculture) (tr) to enclose (a harvested root crop) in a mound
[C16: from Middle Dutch klamp heap; related to clump]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
clamp
(klæmp)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 something.
3. one of a pair of movable pieces, made of lead or other soft material, for covering the jaws of a vise and enabling it to grasp without bruising.
v.t. 4. to fasten with or fix in a clamp.
5. clamp down, to impose more strict control: to clamp down on crime.
[1350–1400; Middle English (n.) < Middle Dutch clampe clamp, cleat, c. Middle Low German klampe]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Clamp
a compact heap or pile of bricks for baking; a heap of earth to cover potatoes; a pile of ore for roasting.Examples: clamp of bricks, 1679; of coal; of dung, 1771; of limestone, 1795; of mangolds, 1881; of metal ore; of potatoes; of turf, 1753.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
clamp
Past participle: clamped
Gerund: clamping
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clamp
A traditional method of storing rootcrop vegetables outdoors with a layer of straw and soil for insulation and a central chimney for ventilation.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
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| Noun | 1. |  clamp - a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly togetherbench clamp - a clamp used to hold work in place on a workbench C-clamp - a clamp in the shape of the letter C cramp - a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued holding device - a device for holding something pipe clamp, pipe vise - a clamp for holding pipe that is to be cut or threaded press - clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use |
| Verb | 1. | clamp - fasten or fix with a clamp; "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened" |
| 2. | clamp - impose or inflict forcefully; "The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital" inflict, impose, bring down, visit - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" |
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clamp
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
كُلاب
sponkastáhnoutsvěrkasvorkaupnout
fastspændeklampeklemme
puristaapuristinyhteen
klemma, òvingaòvinga, klemma
imti griežčiau kontroliuotipaimti į nagąsuveržti
iespīlētsavienotskava
kelepçekelepçeyle sıkıştırmak
clamp
[klæmp]A. N
1. (= brace) → abrazadera f (Aut) (on parked car) → cepo m; (= laboratory clamp) → grapa f; (on bench) → cárcel f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
clamp
[ˈklæmp] vt
(= hold firmly) → serrer
[+ two parts, pieces] → cramponner
to clamp sth to sth → fixer qch à qch
to clamp sth on sth → fixer qch à qch
to clamp sth round sth → fixer qch autour de qch
to clamp sth to sth → fixer qch à qch
to clamp sth on sth → fixer qch à qch
to clamp sth round sth → fixer qch autour de qch
[+ wheel, car] → mettre un sabot à; [+ motorist] → mettre un sabot à
to be clamped [car, driver] → être immobilisé(e) par un sabot
to be clamped [car, driver] → être immobilisé(e) par un sabot
clamp down on
vt fus [+ people] → agir avec fermeté contreCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
clamp
1vt → (ein)spannen; illegally parked car → eine Parkkralle befestigen an (+dat)
clamp
2n (Brit, of potatoes) → Miete f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
clamp
[klæmp]2. vt (hold in a vice) → stringere con un morsetto; (immobilize, car) → applicare i ceppi bloccaruote a
clamp down vi + adv (fig) to clamp down (on) → dare un giro di vite a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
clamp
(klӕmp) noun a piece of wood, iron etc used to fasten things together or to strengthen them.
verb to bind together with a clamp. They clamped the iron rods together.
clamp down (with on) to check or control strictly.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
clamp
n. pinza; presilla, instrumento de cirugía.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
clamp
n pinza; vt pinzarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.