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Pronunciation : Clamp
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. LG. & D. klamp, Dan. klampe, also D. klampen to fasten, clasp. Cf. Clam, Cramp.]
Definition : 1. Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Clamp
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp.

2. To cover, as vegetables, with earth. [Eng.]

t. [imp. & p. p. Clamped p. pr. & vb. n. Clamping.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Clamp
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prob. an imitative word. Cf.Clank.]
Definition : Defn: A heavy footstep; a tramp.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Clamp
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump. The policeman with clamping feet. Thackeray.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913