clamp
/ˈklæmp/ verb C2- To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
- To hold or grip tightly.
- To modify (a numeric value) so it lies within a specific range by replacing values outside the range with the closest value within the range.
- To immobilise (a vehicle) by means of a wheel clamp. · I was only parked there for five minutes but my car was still clamped.
He/she/it clamps · Past clamped · Past participle clamped · -ing form clamping
Verb forms
- Base form
- clamp
- He/she/it
- clamps
- Past
- clamped
- Past participle
- clamped
- -ing form
- clamping
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“It was clamped to the floor.
The discovery that this was a dummy, and that the bed was clamped to the floor, instantly gave rise to the suspicion that the rope was there as a bridge for something passing through the hole and coming to the bed.
At the end was an iron-clamped and massive door.
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