clamp

1. n. Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together. Source: opted

2. n. An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is held in its place or two parts are temporarily held together. Source: opted

3. n. A piece of wood placed across another, or inserted into another, to bind or strengthen. Source: opted

4. n. One of a pair of movable pieces of lead, or other soft material, to cover the jaws of a vise and enable it to grasp without bruising. Source: opted

5. n. A thick plank on the inner part of a ship's side, used to sustain the ends of beams. Source: opted

6. n. A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal for coking. Source: opted

7. n. A mollusk. See Clam. Source: opted

8. v. t. To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp. Source: opted

9. v. t. To cover, as vegetables, with earth. Source: opted

10. n. A heavy footstep; a tramp. Source: opted

11. v. i. To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump. Source: opted

12. n. a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together Source: wordnet

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