clamp

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English

an assortment of clamps

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æmp

Noun

clamp (plural clamps)

1. A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.

Synonyms

• cramp

Derived terms

• clover clamp
• nipple clamp

Translations

tool

Bulgarian: стяга (bg) f., скоба (bg) f. Catalan: serjant m. Chinese: ：工具 Czech: svěrka (cs) f. Finnish: puristin (fi) French: attache (fr), parenthèse (fr), serre-joint (fr) German: Klammer (de) f., Schraubzwinge (de) f.

Greek: μέγγενη (el) (méngeni) f. Italian: brida (it) Russian: зажим (ru) (zažím) m., хомут (ru) (χomút) m., струбцина (ru) (strubcína) f., клемма (ru) (kl'émma) f., скоба (ru) (skobá) f. Spanish: mordaza (es), pinza (es) f. Swahili: mbano (sw)

Verb

clamp (third-person singular simple present clamps, present participle clamping, simple past and past participle clamped)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
   • 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula Chapter 21

     As we burst into the room, the Count turned his face, and the hellish look that I had heard described seemed to leap into it. His eyes flamed red with devilish passion. The great nostrils of the white aquiline nose opened wide and quivered at the edge, and the white sharp teeth, behind the full lips of the blood dripping mouth, clamped together like those of a wild beast.

2. (transitive) To hold or grip tightly.
3. (transitive) To modify a numeric value so it lies within a specific range.

Derived terms

• clamp down

Translations

to fasten in place or together

Bulgarian: стягам (bg), притискам (bg) Chinese: ：固定

Finnish: puristaa (fi) (yhteen (fi)) Russian: сжимать (ru), сжиматься (ru) Swahili: mbano (sw)

to hold or grip

Bulgarian: стискам (bg) Finnish: puristaa (fi)

Russian: сжать (ru), стиснуть (ru) Swahili: mbano (sw)

See also

• clasp
• vise, vice