Clues for the word "CLAMP"

We've had 94 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 150 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Mini crossword on August 19, 2024.

Definition of clamp

n. - Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together.
n. - An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is held in its place or two parts are temporarily held together.
n. - A piece of wood placed across another, or inserted into another, to bind or strengthen.
n. - 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.
n. - A thick plank on the inner part of a ship's side, used to sustain the ends of beams.
n. - A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal for coking.
n. - A mollusk. See Clam.
v. t. - To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp.
v. t. - To cover, as vegetables, with earth.
n. - A heavy footstep; a tramp.
v. i. - To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump.