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   clamp

   /klamp/

   noun

   • 1. a brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together: "I have fixed the motor to the table with two clamps" Similar bracevicepressclaspfastenerbracketholdfastmutecapocapo tastojumar
   • ▪ short for wheel clamp
   • 2. an electric circuit which serves to maintain the voltage limits of a signal at prescribed levels.

   verb

   • 1. fasten (something) in place with a clamp: "the sander is clamped on to the edge of a workbench" Similar fastensecurefixclipattachmake fastscrewbolt
   • ▪ fasten (two things) firmly together: "the two frames are clamped together"
   • ▪ hold (something) tightly against another thing: "Maggie had to clamp a hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing" Similar clenchgripholdpresssqueezeclaspgraspclutch
   • ▪ immobilize (an unlawfully parked car) by fixing a wheel clamp to one of its wheels: "he had flown into a rage when he found his car was clamped" Similar immobilizewheel-clampboot
   • 2. maintain the voltage limits of (an electrical signal) at prescribed values.

   Word Origin Middle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to clam.

   Derivatives

   • 1. clamper noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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