fastening clamp

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• clamp — clamp1 [klamp] n. [ME < MDu klampe: for IE base see CLIMB] any of various devices for clasping or fastening things together, or for bracing parts; esp., an appliance with two parts that can be brought together, usually by a screw, to grip… …   English World dictionary

• Clamp (tool) — A clamp is a fastening device to hold or secure objects tightly together to prevent movement or separation through the application of inward pressure. In the United Kingdom and Australia, the term cramp is often used instead when the tool is for… …   Wikipedia

• clamp — A fastening device which secures something within its jaws without constant human pressure. Also see bar clamp battery clamp battery hold down clamp C clamp cable clamp distributor clamp distributor hold down clamp G clamp …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• clamp — I UK [klæmp] / US verb [transitive] Word forms clamp : present tense I/you/we/they clamp he/she/it clamps present participle clamping past tense clamped past participle clamped 1) a) to put or hold something firmly in position clamp something… …   English dictionary

• clamp — clamp1 [ klæmp ] verb transitive 1. ) clamp to/around/on to put or hold something firmly in position: Jack has always got a cellphone clamped to his ear. a ) to hold two things together using a clamp 2. ) often passive BRITISH to put a piece of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• clamp — /klamp/, n. 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 adjusted or brought closer together to hold or compress… …   Universalium

• clamp — {{11}}clamp (n.) device for fastening, c.1300, probably from clamb, originally past tense of CLIMB (Cf. climb), or from M.Du. clampe (Du. klamp), from W.Gmc. *klamp clamp, cleat (Cf. M.L.G. klampe clasp, hook, O.H.G. klampfer clip, clamp, O.E.… …   Etymology dictionary

• clamp — 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… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• clamp — [[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… …   From formal English to slang

• clamp — 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… …  

• fastening — fas·ten·ing || fæsnɪŋ / fɑːs n. device which fastens, device which joins two or more objects (such as a clip, clamp, bolt, latch) fas·ten || fæsn / fɑːsn v. secure, bind; be secured or made fast; button, zip; bind, attach; close …   English contemporary dictionary