clamp
IPA: kɫˈæmp
noun
- A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.
- (medicine) An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.
- (UK) A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
- A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking.
- (agriculture) A compact pile of agricultural produce (such as root vegetables or silage) used for temporary storage.
- A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.
- (electronics) An electronic circuit that fixes either the positive or the negative peak excursions of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value.
- (dated) A heavy footstep; a tramp.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
- (transitive) To hold or grip tightly.
- (transitive) To modify (a numeric value) so it lies within a specific range by replacing values outside the range with the closest value within the range.
- (UK, obsolete, transitive) To cover (vegetables, etc.) with earth.
- (transitive) To immobilise (a vehicle) by means of a wheel clamp.
- (intransitive, dated) To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump or clomp.
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Examples of "clamp" in Sentences
- Clamps secure the attachment to the housing.
- The clamp is released and the nip rolls unlocked.
- A wedge driven in the socket clamps the post to the leg.
- Fish feeders are usually clamped to the wall of the tank.
- Each subcontractor applies their own padlock to the clamp.
- The articulation can be clamped in the optimum orientation.
- The goal of clamping is to increase the girth of the penis.
- Clamping is intended to permit the reversal of the procedure.
- In the clamping position, the gauge of the grip is not increased.
- Thereafter, the clamp is released and the fringe of the sliver is combed.