Clams vs. Clamp

Clams vs. Clamp — Is There a Difference?
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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.

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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.

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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 hardened

Clampverb

impose or inflict forcefully;

The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital