Definition of "clamp"

A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.  examples

(medicine) An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.  examples

(UK) A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.  examples

A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking.  examples

(agriculture) A compact pile of agricultural produce (such as root vegetables or silage) used for temporary storage.  examples

A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.  examples

(electronics) An electronic circuit that fixes either the positive or the negative peak excursions of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value.  examples

(transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.  quotations  examples

(transitive) To hold or grip tightly.  examples

(transitive) To modify (a numeric value) so it lies within a specific range by replacing values outside the range with the closest value within the range.  quotations  examples

(UK, obsolete, transitive) To cover (vegetables, etc.) with earth.

(transitive) To immobilise (a vehicle) by means of a wheel clamp.  examples

(dated) A heavy footstep; a tramp.  examples

(intransitive, dated) To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump or clomp.  quotations  examples