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clamp

clamp [ klamp ]


noun  (plural clamps)
Definition:
 
1. holding device: a mechanical device with movable jaws. Use: to hold two things firmly together or one object firmly in position.

2. U.K. 
Same as  Denver boot




transitive verb  (past and past participle clamped, present participle clamp·ing, 3rd person present singular clamps)
Definition:
 
1. fasten things together: to fasten two or more things firmly together using a clamp

2. hold something firmly: to hold something firmly and tightly in position

3. U.K. 
Same as  boot1v (sense 5)


[15th century. Probably < assumed Middle Dutch or Middle Low German klampe]
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