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Definition clamp in American English

clamp verb

[transitive] verb
/klæmp/
1

to put or hold something firmly in position

Example

Jack has always got a cell phone clamped to his ear.

Synonyms and related words
fasten fix attach hold on carry hang on
1.1

if something clamps to, around, or on another thing, it attaches itself there firmly

Example

The animal's jaws clamped on the stick as I tried to beat it off.

Synonyms and related words
stick glue paste
2

to hold two things together using a clamp

Synonyms and related words
fasten fix attach
3

to put a piece of equipment on a wheel of a car to stop it being moved because it is illegally parked

Synonyms and related words
bay clamp clamp
Definition clamp in American English