Any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts.
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Any of various tools with opposing, often adjustable sides or parts for bracing objects or holding them together.
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A device designed to bind or constrict or to press two or more parts together so as to hold them firmly.
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Any of various instruments or appliances having parts brought together for holding or compressing something.
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verb
To fasten with or as if with a clamp .
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To place by decree .
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To hold tightly.
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phrasal-verb
Clamp down To become more strict or repressive; impose controls: clamping down on environment polluters.
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verb-transitive
To establish by authority; impose: clamped a tax on imports.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To fasten, grip, or support with or as if with a clamp.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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