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clamp
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clamp
1. a mechanical device with movable jaws with which an object can be secured to a bench or with which two objects may be secured together
2. Nautical a horizontal beam fastened to the ribs for supporting the deck beams in a wooden vessel

clamp [klamp]
(design engineering)
A tool for binding or pressing two or more parts together, by holding them firmly in their relative positions.
(electronics)


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You see, when you fold the compass, the rear sight clamps down on the dial and locks it in place.
Provoke the government until it clamps down so hard that it alienates its own population and therefore becomes easier to overthrow.
Once a snake clamps down, it uses rows of inwardly slanted teeth to inch its meal back toward its throat.
 
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