holding clamp

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• clamp — ► NOUN ▪ a brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together. ► VERB 1) fasten in place or together with a clamp. 2) (clamp down) suppress or prevent something. 3) fit a wheel clamp to (an illegally parked car). DERIVATIVES …   English terms 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 — An instrument for compression or holding a structure. Cf.:forceps. [M.E., fr. Middle Dutch klampe] Cope c. a c. used in excision of colon and rectum. Crafoord c. a c. used in heart, lung, and …   Medical dictionary

• clamp — clamp1 [klæmp] v [T] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] to put or hold something in a position so that it cannot move ▪ She clamped her hands over her ears. ▪ Creed opened his mouth to speak, then clamped it shut . 2.) clamp sanctions/restrictions …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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 — 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 — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a device, esp. a brace or band of iron etc., for strengthening other materials or holding things together. 2 a device for immobilizing an illegally parked car. v.tr. 1 strengthen or fasten with a clamp. 2 place or hold firmly. 3… …   Useful english dictionary

• clamp — clamp1 noun 1》 a brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together. 2》 an electric circuit maintaining the voltage limits of a signal at prescribed levels. verb 1》 fasten in place or together with a clamp.     ↘hold (something)… …   English new terms dictionary

• clamp — [klæmp] verb [T] I 1) to put or hold something firmly in position 2) to hold two things together using a clamp 3) British to put a piece of equipment on a wheel of a car to stop it being moved because it is illegally parked • clamp down II noun… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• clamp — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch *klampe; akin to Old English clamm bond, fetter more at clam Date: 14th century 1. a device designed to bind or constrict or to press two or more parts together so as to hold them… …   New Collegiate Dictionary