nnoun.artifacta device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly togetherSynset:clinch
Derivationally Related Form:clamp
Hypernyms:holding device
Inherited Hypernyms:clampholding devicedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:C-clampbench clampcramppipe clamppipe visepress
Full Hyponyms:bench clampc-clampcramppipe visepress
vverb.contactfasten or fix with a clampExamples:- clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened
Derivationally Related Form:clamp
Hypernyms:fasten fix secure
Inherited Hypernyms:clampfastenattachconnect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationimpose or inflict forcefullyExamples:- The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital
Hypernyms:bring down impose inflict visit
Inherited Hypernyms:clampinflictcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something on somebody