CLAMP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clamp mean? 

• CLAMP (noun)
  The noun CLAMP has 1 sense:

1. a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

  Familiarity information: CLAMP used as a noun is very rare.

• CLAMP (verb)
  The verb CLAMP has 2 senses:

1. fasten or fix with a clamp
2. impose or inflict forcefully

  Familiarity information: CLAMP used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLAMP (noun)

Meaning:

A device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

clamp; clinch

Hypernyms ("clamp" is a kind of...):

holding device (a device for holding something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clamp"):

bench clamp (a clamp used to hold work in place on a workbench)

C-clamp (a clamp in the shape of the letter C)

cramp (a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued)

pipe clamp; pipe vise (a clamp for holding pipe that is to be cut or threaded)

press (clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use)

• CLAMP (verb)

Meaning:

Fasten or fix with a clamp

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened

Hypernyms (to "clamp" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Impose or inflict forcefully

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital

Hypernyms (to "clamp" is one way to...):

bring down; impose; inflict; visit (impose something unpleasant)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something on somebody