CLAMP
What does "CLAMP" mean?
A device that holds or presses two things firmly together.
Meanings
- A tool or fastening used to grip or hold objects tightly in place. She fixed the boards with a clamp while the glue dried.
- To fasten or hold something firmly with or as if with a clamp. He clamped the pipe to the workbench before cutting it.
- To impose strict control or a firm restriction; usually 'clamp down'. The city clamped down on illegal parking near the stadium. figurative
Word origin
From Middle Dutch or Middle Low German 'klampe', 'a clasp or hook', related to 'clump' and the idea of a tight grip.
Remember it
CLAMP is a CLAsp that goes 'MP' - close your hand and it clamps shut.
A little poem
Two boards pressed as one-
the clamp holds what the glue swears
but cannot yet keep.
haiku
Wordplay
- The carpenter and the police both clamp down - one on lumber, the other on loiterers.
What it teaches
A clamp does its best work invisibly: holding things together long enough for the bond to set.
Quick facts
What does CLAMP mean?
A device that holds or presses two things firmly together.
Is CLAMP a valid word?
Yes — CLAMP is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CLAMP?
CLAMP has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CLAMP come from?
From Middle Dutch or Middle Low German 'klampe', 'a clasp or hook', related to 'clump' and the idea of a tight grip.
What can CLAMP teach us?
A clamp does its best work invisibly: holding things together long enough for the bond to set.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.