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  1. 1. v. t. A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species of the United States. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. Strong pinchers or forceps. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. A kind of vise, usually of wood. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. i. To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. Claminess; moisture. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. t. & i. To produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang. Source: opted
  9. 9. n. burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. a piece of paper money worth one dollar Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean Source: wordnet

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