- clamp - a device (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
--1 is a kind of holding device
--1 has particulars:bench clamp; C-clamp; cramp; pipe vise, pipe clamp; press Derived form: verb clamp1
- clamp - fasten or fix with a clamp; "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened"
--1 is one way to fasten, fix, secure
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun clamp1
Somebody ----s something
- clamp - impose or inflict forcefully; "The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital"
--2 is one way to inflict, bring down, visit, impose
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something on somebody