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clamp

/ˈklæmp/

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noun

plural clamps

[count] a device that holds or presses parts tightly together

a hose clamp

Brit :denver boot

verb

clamps; clamped; clamping

[+ obj] to hold or press (things or parts of a thing) tightly together with a device :to fasten or tighten (something) with a clamp

The surgeon clamped the vein.

He clamped the two pieces of wood together.

to press or squeeze (something)

The bit was clamped firmly between the horse's teeth.

He clamped his mouth shut and refused to speak.

Brit :2boot

clamp down on

[phrasal verb]

clamp down on (someone or something) :to try harder to punish (people who are doing something that is not legal or proper)

Customs officials are clamping down on [=cracking down on] smugglers.

The school should clamp down on students who cut classes. :to work harder to stop (a crime)

The state is clamping down on [=cracking down on] drug trafficking. - see also clampdown

clamp on

[phrasal verb] chiefly US clamp (something) on (something or someone) :to officially set (a limit, rule, punishment, etc.) for (someone or something)

The mayor clamped [=imposed] a curfew on the area after the riots.

The new law clamps limits on the amount of money candidates can spend on election campaigns.

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