clamp
noun
[ klamp ]
• a brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.
• "I have fixed the motor to the table with two clamps"
Similar:
brace,
vice,
press,
clasp,
fastener,
bracket,
holdfast,
mute,
capo,
capo tasto,
jumar,
• an electric circuit which serves to maintain the voltage limits of a signal at prescribed levels.
clamp
verb
• fasten (something) in place with a clamp.
• "the sander is clamped on to the edge of a workbench"
• maintain the voltage limits of (an electrical signal) at prescribed values.
Origin:
Middle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to clam.
clamp
noun
• a heap of potatoes or other root vegetables stored under straw or earth.
• a three-sided structure used to store silage.
• "a silage clamp"
Origin:
late 16th century (denoting a pile of bricks for firing): probably from Dutch klamp ‘heap’; related to clump.
