Meaning & use
clamp
A device used to hold, grip, or fasten objects tightly together, often temporarily.
See it in a sentence
He tightened the clamp around the two boards while the glue dried.
A metal clamp held the hose firmly in place under the sink.
A note on using this word
Clamp is also used in the phrasal verb clamp down, meaning to restrict something firmly and suddenly.
Words with a similar meaning
vicebrace
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To fasten or hold something firmly in place using or as if using a clamp.
She clamped the fabric to the table so it would not shift while she cut it.
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