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What (who) is clamp - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
CLAMP; Clamps; Clamp (disambiguation)
Clamp
The appliance for grasping and retaining the end of the rod that holds a
carbon in the arc lamp.
clamp
clamp1
¦ noun
1. a brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.
2. an electric circuit maintaining the voltage limits of a signal at prescribed levels.
¦ verb
1. fasten in place or together with a clamp.
hold (something) tightly against something else.
fit a wheel clamp to (an illegally parked car).
2. (clamp down) suppress or prevent something.
3. maintain the voltage limits of (an electrical signal) at prescribed values.
Derivatives
clamper noun
Origin
ME: prob. of Du. or Low Ger. origin and related to clam.
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clamp2
¦ noun Brit.
1. a heap of potatoes or other root vegetables stored under straw or earth.
2. a three-sided structure used to store silage.
Origin
C16 (denoting a pile of bricks for firing): prob. from Du. klamp 'heap'; related to clump.
clamp
v. (d; tr.) to clamp on, upon (to clamp controls on interest rates)
Examples of use of clamp
1. Rice renewed a demand that Palestinians clamp down on terrorism.
2. "Clamp the line," Barnard ordered his senior nurse.
3. The government also aims to clamp down on tax evasion.
4. "They clamp their tube feet around a mussel and pull the shell apart.
5. If only they were so eager to clamp down on MP‘s expenses and benefits.