clamp (n.)

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

    [ Syn: clinch ]

    clamp (v.)

  1. fasten or fix with a clamp; clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened'

  2. impose or inflict forcefully; The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital'

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