Clams vs. Clamp
Difference Between Clams and Clamp
Clamsnoun
informal terms for money
Clampnoun
A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.
Clampnoun
(medicine) An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.
Clampnoun
(UK) A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
Clampnoun
A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking.
Clampnoun
A pile of root vegetables stored under a layer of earth.
Clampnoun
A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.
Clampnoun
(electronics) An electronic circuit that fixes either the positive or the negative peak excursions of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value.
Clampnoun
(dated) A heavy footstep; a tramp.
Clampverb
To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
Clampverb
(transitive) To hold or grip tightly.
Clampverb
(transitive) To modify (a numeric value) so it lies within a specific range.
Clampverb
To cover (vegetables, etc.) with earth.
Clampverb
To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump or clomp.
Clampnoun
a device (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
Clampverb
fasten or fix with a clamp;
clamp the chair together until the glue has hardenedClampverb
impose or inflict forcefully;
The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital
