Clamp



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 钳子; v. 钳紧
• ［英］ n. 钳子 ( a device for clasping things together) ; v. 钳紧 ( to grip, fasten, or brace with a clamp)
• ［记］ 和clam ( 蛤蛎) 一起记 ( clamp the clam with a clamp, 用钳子夹紧毛蚶)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch *klampe; akin to Old English clamm bond, fetter — more at clam
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a device designed to bind or constrict or to press two or more parts together so as to hold them firmly
• 2. any of various instruments or appliances having parts brought together for holding or compressing something

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1683
• 1. to fasten with or as if with a clamp <clamp two boards together
• 2.
  • a. to place by decree ; impose — often used with on<clamped on a curfew after the riots
  • b. to hold tightly

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