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(klmp), n.[Cf. LG. & D. klamp, Dan. klampe, also D. klampen to fasten, clasp. Cf. Clamber, Cramp.] 1. Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together. 2. (a) An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is held in its place or two parts are temporarily held together. (b) (Joinery) A piece of wood placed across another, or inserted into another, to bind or strengthen. 3. 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. 4. (Shipbuilding) A thick plank on the inner part of a ship's side, used to sustain the ends of beams. 5. A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal for coking. 6. A mollusk. See Clam. [Obs.] Clamp nails, nails used to fasten on clamps in ships. Clamp (klmp), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Clamped (klmt; 215) p. pr. & vb. n.Clamping.] 1. To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp. 2. To cover, as vegetables, with earth. [Eng.] Clamp n.[Prob. an imitative word. Cf. Clank.] A heavy footstep; a tramp. Clamp v. i.To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump. The policeman with clamping feet. Thackeray. スポンサード リンク
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