clampnoun [ C ]
uk/klæmp/us/klæmp/a device made of wood or metal that is used to hold two things together tightly:
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clampverb
uk/klæmp/us/klæmp/clamp verb (FASTEN)
[ T usually + adv/prep ] to fasten two things together, using a clamp:
[ T ] mainly UK US boot If the police or another person in authority clamps a vehicle, they fix a metal device to one of its wheels, usually because it is parked illegally. The device is usually only removed when the owner pays an amount of money:
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Fastening and tying
- attach
- be locked together idiom
- board sth up
- bolt
- bound
- bow 1
- buckle
- buckle up
- hobble
- ligature
- mount
- nail
- put sth up
- reef knot
- rivet
- rope
- tie
- twist tie
- tying
- yoke
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clamp verb (HOLD TIGHTLY)
[ T + adv/prep ] If you clamp something in a particular place, you hold it there tightly:
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Fastening and tying
- attach
- be locked together idiom
- board sth up
- bolt
- bound
- bow 1
- buckle
- buckle up
- hobble
- ligature
- mount
- nail
- put sth up
- reef knot
- rivet
- rope
- tie
- twist tie
- tying
- yoke
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