Clamp
noun
An instrument used to hold or secure things tightly together.
The mechanic used a clamp to hold the parts of the engine together while he worked.
Often appears as...
- clamp down
- clamp on
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A device that restricts the flow in a tube or hose.
In the laboratory, she used a clamp to control the flow of liquid through the tubing.
Often appears as...
- clamp off
- clamp valve
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Formal
Technical
verb
To fasten or hold securely, usually with a clamp.
He clamped the two pieces of wood together while the glue dried.
Often appears as...
- clamp down
- clamp together
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To impose a restriction, normally in a forceful or authoritative manner.
The government is hoping to clamp down on tax evasion.
Often appears as...
- clamp down on
- clamp down hard
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
noun
An instrument used to hold or secure things tightly together.
The mechanic used a clamp to hold the parts of the engine together while he worked.
Often appears as...
- clamp down
- clamp on
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A device that restricts the flow in a tube or hose.
In the laboratory, she used a clamp to control the flow of liquid through the tubing.
Often appears as...
- clamp off
- clamp valve
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
verb
To fasten or hold securely, usually with a clamp.
He clamped the two pieces of wood together while the glue dried.
Often appears as...
- clamp down
- clamp together
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To impose a restriction, normally in a forceful or authoritative manner.
The government is hoping to clamp down on tax evasion.
Often appears as...
- clamp down on
- clamp down hard
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Support
Clamp as a noun often refers to providing support or stability to objects.
Secure the backdrop with a clamp to ensure it doesn't fall.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Use
Clamps are typically used for a short period during activities like repairs or construction.
Attach the clamps temporarily while the adhesive sets.
Pro Tip 3/3Tool Variety
There are many types of clamps, each with specific uses in various tasks.
Use a C-clamp for this job, not a bar clamp.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Support
Clamp as a noun often refers to providing support or stability to objects.
Secure the backdrop with a clamp to ensure it doesn't fall.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Use
Clamps are typically used for a short period during activities like repairs or construction.
Attach the clamps temporarily while the adhesive sets.
Pro Tip 3/3Tool Variety
There are many types of clamps, each with specific uses in various tasks.
Use a C-clamp for this job, not a bar clamp.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Support
Clamp as a noun often refers to providing support or stability to objects.
Secure the backdrop with a clamp to ensure it doesn't fall.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Use
Clamps are typically used for a short period during activities like repairs or construction.
Attach the clamps temporarily while the adhesive sets.
Pro Tip 3/3Tool Variety
There are many types of clamps, each with specific uses in various tasks.
Use a C-clamp for this job, not a bar clamp.
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Elephant Guts PIPE National...
capillaries running through that tissue but tissue not only keeps the guts together it helps protect them from injury or infection if there's any damage to the wall of the intestine and there's a lesion or hole penetrating through this can clamp down over that hole and stop anything leaking out and
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Kary Mullis' next-gen...
that really doesn't make these things at all, and if you could clamp these on it really well you have it taken off the street. And for certain bacteria we don't have really efficient ways to do that anymore. Our antibiotics are running out. And, I mean, the world apparently is running out too.
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The Chinese myth of the...
As the other closed in on her, she put the herb under her tongue for safekeeping, but its magic forced both of them into their true forms. As the crane’s long beak clamped around her, the Old Man appeared. Why, he asked, would she risk her life to steal his herb when she was already immortal?
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Why do some people snore...
A leather mask that clamps the mouth shut. A cannonball sewn into a soldier’s uniform. And a machine that delivers sudden electrical pulses. These old items were all intended treatments for a problem that has haunted humanity for
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The Battle Between Eel...
destroys its red blood cells okay stone fish is gonna need to mount a comeback here the assault isn't over though as the eel clamps down a second pair of jaws deep inside its throat slides up to chew the meal and that is alien
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Building bridges and...
that same cable across the river was another real engineering feat which required one swimmer to guide ropes three clamps and four carabiners we worked for weeks side by side with the community really trying to understand
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How Do You Make a...
together clamp it down and pop it out and actually work buckets there are thousands of them on every jobsite throwaways and this stuff goes in the earth and it stays there forever as a home builder it always bothered me
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The ferocious predatory...
perfect for swiftly clamping down on slippery aquatic prey. This apex predator, as well as its ecosystem, is unparalleled in the history of life on Earth. All that's left of these fearsome predators are fossils.
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3-D Technology Offers...
called on a spinal amber up clamp would be appropriate for that but we don't know which is quite but luckily there is a place we can actually observe the cost lecture of the pyramid but which is
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The Most Dramatic...
Clamping her jaws over both nose and mouth,
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Elephant Guts PIPE National...
capillaries running through that tissue but tissue not only keeps the guts together it helps protect them from injury or infection if there's any damage to the wall of the intestine and there's a lesion or hole penetrating through this can clamp down over that hole and stop anything leaking out and
Video examples
Kary Mullis' next-gen...
that really doesn't make these things at all, and if you could clamp these on it really well you have it taken off the street. And for certain bacteria we don't have really efficient ways to do that anymore. Our antibiotics are running out. And, I mean, the world apparently is running out too.
Video examples
The Chinese myth of the...
As the other closed in on her, she put the herb under her tongue for safekeeping, but its magic forced both of them into their true forms. As the crane’s long beak clamped around her, the Old Man appeared. Why, he asked, would she risk her life to steal his herb when she was already immortal?
Video examples
Why do some people snore...
A leather mask that clamps the mouth shut. A cannonball sewn into a soldier’s uniform. And a machine that delivers sudden electrical pulses. These old items were all intended treatments for a problem that has haunted humanity for
Video examples
The Battle Between Eel...
destroys its red blood cells okay stone fish is gonna need to mount a comeback here the assault isn't over though as the eel clamps down a second pair of jaws deep inside its throat slides up to chew the meal and that is alien
Video examples
Building bridges and...
that same cable across the river was another real engineering feat which required one swimmer to guide ropes three clamps and four carabiners we worked for weeks side by side with the community really trying to understand
Video examples
How Do You Make a...
together clamp it down and pop it out and actually work buckets there are thousands of them on every jobsite throwaways and this stuff goes in the earth and it stays there forever as a home builder it always bothered me
Video examples
The ferocious predatory...
perfect for swiftly clamping down on slippery aquatic prey. This apex predator, as well as its ecosystem, is unparalleled in the history of life on Earth. All that's left of these fearsome predators are fossils.
Video examples
3-D Technology Offers...
called on a spinal amber up clamp would be appropriate for that but we don't know which is quite but luckily there is a place we can actually observe the cost lecture of the pyramid but which is
Video examples
The Most Dramatic...
Clamping her jaws over both nose and mouth,
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Sergey Brin
American Businessman
We've seen a massive attack on the freedom of the web. Governments are realizing the power of this medium to organize people and they are trying to clamp down across the world, not just in places like China and North Korea; we're seeing bills in the United States, in Italy, all across the world.
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Joe Keery
American Actor
I had friends - and I had situations - where you spend so much time hanging out with your girlfriend that you lose touch with other people. You only really have this one person - and when that person starts to let go, you almost feel like you need to clamp on even harder, you know?
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Roger Ver
Businessman
If the U.S. government tries to restrict or clamp down, that just means there will be many more bitcoin businesses in Hong Kong and Singapore, and all those Americans will miss out on all the opportunities.
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Elizabeth Gilbert
American Novelist
Sureness is something like a neck brace, which we clamp around our lives, hoping to somehow protect ourselves from the frightening, constant whiplash of change. Sadly, the brace doesn't always hold.
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Victor Ponta
Romanian Politician
All sensible politicians favor growth, just as we all favor sound public finances. Both can be achieved if we rationalize spending, invest available resources wisely, and clamp down on tax evasion.
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Henry S. Haskins
American Writer
Many a man gets weary of clamping down on his rough impulses, which if given occasional release would encourage the living of life with salt in it, in place of dust.
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Bruce Springsteen
American Musician
For an adult, the world is constantly trying to clamp down on itself. Routine, responsibility, decay of institutions, corruption: this is all the world closing in.
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Jane D. Hull
American Politician
We improved the environment in which our children live, learn and play by decreasing crime and clamping down on abuse and violence in the home and on the streets.
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Tom Stoppard
English Dramatist
It was a different planet in 1967, the Broadway theatre. It had a little ashtray clamped to the back of every seat and the author got 10% of the gross.
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Alexander Gilkes
British Businessman
There is a heavy leaning to try and extract information from me, and I always have to clamp down.
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Sergey Brin
American Businessman
We've seen a massive attack on the freedom of the web. Governments are realizing the power of this medium to organize people and they are trying to clamp down across the world, not just in places like China and North Korea; we're seeing bills in the United States, in Italy, all across the world.
Quote examples
Joe Keery
American Actor
I had friends - and I had situations - where you spend so much time hanging out with your girlfriend that you lose touch with other people. You only really have this one person - and when that person starts to let go, you almost feel like you need to clamp on even harder, you know?
Quote examples
Roger Ver
Businessman
If the U.S. government tries to restrict or clamp down, that just means there will be many more bitcoin businesses in Hong Kong and Singapore, and all those Americans will miss out on all the opportunities.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Gilbert
American Novelist
Sureness is something like a neck brace, which we clamp around our lives, hoping to somehow protect ourselves from the frightening, constant whiplash of change. Sadly, the brace doesn't always hold.
Quote examples
Victor Ponta
Romanian Politician
All sensible politicians favor growth, just as we all favor sound public finances. Both can be achieved if we rationalize spending, invest available resources wisely, and clamp down on tax evasion.
Quote examples
Henry S. Haskins
American Writer
Many a man gets weary of clamping down on his rough impulses, which if given occasional release would encourage the living of life with salt in it, in place of dust.
Quote examples
Bruce Springsteen
American Musician
For an adult, the world is constantly trying to clamp down on itself. Routine, responsibility, decay of institutions, corruption: this is all the world closing in.
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Jane D. Hull
American Politician
We improved the environment in which our children live, learn and play by decreasing crime and clamping down on abuse and violence in the home and on the streets.
Quote examples
Tom Stoppard
English Dramatist
It was a different planet in 1967, the Broadway theatre. It had a little ashtray clamped to the back of every seat and the author got 10% of the gross.
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Alexander Gilkes
British Businessman
There is a heavy leaning to try and extract information from me, and I always have to clamp down.
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