clem

[ klem ]

/ klɛm /

verb (used with or without object), clemmed, clem·ming.British Dialect.

to starve.

Origin of clem

1530–40; akin to Middle English forclemmed (past participle) pinched with hunger, Old English beclemman to fetter

Words nearby clem

cleistocarpous, cleistogamous, cleistogamy, cleistothecium, Cleland, clem, clemastine fumarate, clematis, Clemenceau, Clemenceau, Georges, clemency

Definition for clem (2 of 2)

Clem

[ klem ]

/ klɛm /

noun

a male given name, form of Clement.

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Example sentences from the Web for clem

He shrugged and turned away, and Poppy, looking round for the others, caught Clem Portal's face with the mask off for one moment.
Poppy|Cynthia Stockley
It was all in such a scramble, that I had no notion there was anything amiss till Clem began to talk on the way home.'
The Pillars of the House, Vol. I (of 2)|Charlotte M. Yonge
Mrs. Clem Hodson quite agreed with Miss Cronin on that point.
December Love|Robert Hichens
Clem'ent (Justice), a man quite able to discern between fun and crime.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

When Clem appeared, he placed us side by side, and fastened us together with hand-cuffs—my left hand to his right.
Twelve Years a Slave|Solomon Northup

British Dictionary definitions for clem

clem

clam

/ (klɛm) /

verb clems, clemming, clemmed, clams, clamming or clammed

(when tr, usually passive) English dialect to be hungry or cause to be hungry

Word Origin for clem

C16: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch, German klemmen to pinch, cramp; compare Old English beclemman to shut in

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单词	clem
释义	clem [ klem ] / klɛm / verb (used with or without object), clemmed, clem·ming.British Dialect. to starve. Origin of clem 1530–40; akin to Middle English forclemmed (past participle) pinched with hunger, Old English beclemman to fetter Words nearby clem cleistocarpous, cleistogamous, cleistogamy, cleistothecium, Cleland, clem, clemastine fumarate, clematis, Clemenceau, Clemenceau, Georges, clemency Definition for clem (2 of 2) Clem [ klem ] / klɛm / noun a male given name, form of Clement. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clem He shrugged and turned away, and Poppy, looking round for the others, caught Clem Portal's face with the mask off for one moment. Poppy\|Cynthia Stockley It was all in such a scramble, that I had no notion there was anything amiss till Clem began to talk on the way home.' The Pillars of the House, Vol. I (of 2)\|Charlotte M. Yonge Mrs. Clem Hodson quite agreed with Miss Cronin on that point. December Love\|Robert Hichens Clem'ent (Justice), a man quite able to discern between fun and crime. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1\|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. When Clem appeared, he placed us side by side, and fastened us together with hand-cuffs—my left hand to his right. Twelve Years a Slave\|Solomon Northup British Dictionary definitions for clem clem clam / (klɛm) / verb clems, clemming, clemmed, clams, clamming or clammed (when tr, usually passive) English dialect to be hungry or cause to be hungry Word Origin for clem C16: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch, German klemmen to pinch, cramp; compare Old English beclemman to shut in Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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