clamp
verb /klæmp/
/klæmp/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they clamp | /klæmp/ /klæmp/ |
| he / she / it clamps | /klæmps/ /klæmps/ |
| past simple clamped | /klæmpt/ /klæmpt/ |
| past participle clamped | /klæmpt/ /klæmpt/ |
| -ing form clamping | /ˈklæmpɪŋ/ /ˈklæmpɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to hold something tightly, or fasten two things together, with a clamp
- clamp A to B Clamp one end of the plank to the edge of the table.
- clamp A and B (together) Clamp the two halves together until the glue dries.
Extra Examples- Clamp the pieces of wood together while the glue sets.
- Parts are clamped in place with a special machine.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- tight
- tightly
- …
- around
- round
- on
- …
- clamped between your teeth
- clamp shut
- hard
- on
- [transitive, intransitive] to hold or fasten something very tightly so that it does not move; to be held tightly
- clamp something + adv./prep. He had a cigar clamped between his teeth.
- She clamped a pair of headphones over her ears.
- I clamped a hand on his shoulder.
- A mobile phone was clamped to her ear.
- + adv./prep. Her lips clamped tightly together.
- clamp (something) + adj. He clamped his mouth shut.
Extra Examples- A large hand clamped over her mouth.
- He clamped his hand firmly onto Jack's shoulder.
- His mouth clamped shut.
- She clamped her arms around him.
- The dog's jaws were clamped to his leg.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- tight
- tightly
- …
- around
- round
- on
- …
- clamped between your teeth
- clamp shut
- hard
- on
- [transitive, usually passive] (British English) to fix a clamp to a car’s wheel so that the car cannot be driven away
- be clamped Her car had been clamped.
- She’d been (= her car had been) clamped.
Wordfinder- clamp
- cone
- contraflow
- pedestrian
- roadworks
- speed hump
- tailback
- toll
- traffic
- zebra crossing
Word OriginMiddle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to clam.
