clamp Sentence Examples

  1. The mechanic used a clamp to secure the pipe while repairing the leak.
  2. She used a clamp to hold the pieces of wood together while the glue dried.
  3. The surgeon placed a clamp on the artery to stop the bleeding during the operation.
  4. The carpenter tightened the clamp around the workpiece to hold it firmly in place.
  5. The electrician used a clamp meter to measure the current flowing through the wire.
  6. The welder used a C-clamp to hold the metal pieces together while welding.
  7. He attached a clamp to the bicycle rack to secure his bike while he went inside the store.
  8. The photographer used a clamp to attach the backdrop to the stand for the photoshoot.
  9. The scientist used a clamp to secure the microscope slide in place for observation.
  10. The stage technician used a clamp to attach the lighting fixture to the overhead rigging.

clamp Meaning

Wordnet

clamp (n)

a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

Wordnet

clamp (v)

fasten or fix with a clamp

impose or inflict forcefully

Webster

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.

An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is held in its place or two parts are temporarily held together.

A piece of wood placed across another, or inserted into another, to bind or strengthen.

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.

A thick plank on the inner part of a ship's side, used to sustain the ends of beams.

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

A mollusk. See Clam.

A heavy footstep; a tramp.

Webster

clamp (v. t.)

To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp.

To cover, as vegetables, with earth.

Webster

clamp (v. i.)

To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump.

FAQs About the word clamp

a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together, fasten or fix with a clamp, impose or inflict forcefullySomething rigid that holds fa

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loose, extract, pull, unfasten, loose,loosen, loosen, pull, unfasten, extract

The mechanic used a clamp to secure the pipe while repairing the leak.

She used a clamp to hold the pieces of wood together while the glue dried.

The surgeon placed a clamp on the artery to stop the bleeding during the operation.

The carpenter tightened the clamp around the workpiece to hold it firmly in place.