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clamp

(kl/&/mp )

a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
clinch

source: wordnet30
Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together.(noun)

source: webster1913
A heavy footstep; a tramp.(noun)

source: webster1913

fasten or fix with a clamp(verb.contact)

Example:
Clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened.

source: wordnet30
impose or inflict forcefully(verb.communication)

Example:
The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital.

source: wordnet30
To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp.(verb)

source: webster1913
To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump.(verb)

source: webster1913

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