🗜️ A holding tool 🗜️ To hold tightly 🚫 To enforce strictly 🔢 To limit (computing)

to clamp

47 3.3

Fasten something tightly to keep it from moving

verb
/klæmp/

: sujetar

He decided to clamp the two pieces of wood together until the glue dried.
firmly clamped
clamped to wood

And then there's also that like clamping down to make it just so.

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Examples

To keep the materials secure while cutting, you should clamp them to the workbench.
We bring out this meat grinder into the dining room and we clamp it onto the table.
So these will just clamp around this.
I wonder can I clamp it more shut?
You got to clamp that right now.

Ambulance (2022)
And now I'm going to clamp them to set.
I figure if I put some glue in there and clamp it down,
So I'm just going to clamp these to fuse them.
And we'll also clamp it onto the railing up there.
They come in eight foot sections and they just clamp right into these U channels right here.

Synonyms

to hold

vsto clamp

∞ 1.9

To stop yourself from showing a feeling or reaction

is a mechanical squeezing action to fasten, not a form of control or restraint

to fix

vsto clamp

218 1.0

To attach something firmly so it does not move

is performed by squeezing with a tool rather than by general attachment

to bind

vsto clamp

132 3.2

To tie something tightly with rope or string

is carried out by squeezing with a tool rather than by wrapping or tying

to tie up

vsto clamp

74 2.2

Fasten something with rope so it cannot move

is carried out by squeezing with a tool rather than by knotting with rope

to fasten

vsto clamp

68 1.6

Hold something in place so it cannot move

is achieved by squeezing with a tool rather than by broad fastening methods

to strap

vsto clamp

52 2.9

To fasten something with a band so it stays in place

is done by squeezing with a tool rather than by using a band

to clasp

vsto clamp

33 2.6

To hold a person or thing tightly with your hands

is done by squeezing with a tool rather than by human arms or hands

to tether

vsto clamp

23 4.4

To tie an animal or object so it cannot move away

is achieved by squeezing with a tool rather than by tying to limit area

to clip

vsto clamp

19 1.0

To fasten things together using a small metal or plastic device

is fastening by squeezing with a tool rather than using a small grip

to padlock

vsto clamp

11 3.4

To fasten something using a small metal lock with a U-shaped bar

is fastening by squeezing with a tool rather than by locking mechanisms

to tie down

vsto clamp

5 4.0

To fasten something with rope or straps to keep it from moving

is performed by squeezing with a tool rather than by fastening with ropes

to clinch

vsto clamp

1 4.8

To bend the end of a nail to hold things together

is securing by squeezing with a tool rather than bending or knotting

to cramp

vsto clamp

6.8

To hold two pieces of wood tightly together with a metal bar

is fastening by squeezing with a tool rather than by tying

to frap

vsto clamp

Jargon

9.9

To tie something tightly with rope so it does not move

is done by squeezing with a tool rather than by tying with rope

Antonyms

to release

∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

to loosen

88 1.0

Make something less tight so it can move or open

Phrasal Verbs

to clamp down

18 4.2

To use strict rules and punishments to stop bad or illegal actions

to clamp down on

13 5.3

Take strong action to stop something bad or illegal

Compounds

bench clamp

5.3

A tool that holds a piece on a workbench firmly while you cut or drill

C-clamp

6.5

A metal clamp shaped like a C that holds wood or metal firmly while you work

hair clamp

2.5

A clip with two comb-like sides and a spring that holds hair in place

pipe clamp

Specialized

5.1

A tool that holds a pipe firmly while you cut or thread it

How Tight

to lock

∞ 1.0

to secure

347 3.3

to clamp

47 3.3

to fasten

68 1.6

Surface Forms

clamp infinitive

clamped past

clamped past participle

clamping present participle

clamps third person singular

Etymology

Clamp comes from an old idea of 'holding tightly', giving the image of jaws closing on something to stop it moving. So to clamp a photo frame or boards is to fasten them firmly in place.