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top to bottom: parallel and C-clamps ( School Division, Houghton Mifflin Company)

n.

1. Any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts.
2. Any of various tools with opposing, often adjustable sides or parts for bracing objects or holding them together.

tr.v., clamped, clamp·ing, clamps.

1. To fasten, grip, or support with or as if with a clamp.
2. To establish by authority; impose: clamped a tax on imports.

phrasal verb:

clamp down

1. To become more strict or repressive; impose controls: clamping down on environment polluters.

[Middle English, from Middle Dutch klampe.]

v

Definition: fasten
Antonyms: loosen, open, unbuckle, unclamp, unfasten, unlock

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n

A device used to effect compression or retention.

A wood and/or metal device designed to hold components firmly, esp. during gluing, machining, soldering, welding, etc.

clamp

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A device for compressing a part or structure.

• beam c. — a scissors-like instrument originally used to pick up large blocks of ice. Consists of two inward pointing, sharp pointed hooks, pivoting around a pin at their middle, like scissors, and connected to each other at their blunt ends by a short chain. As beam hooks the points of the two blades are hooked into an overhead beam and a weight such as an animal's limb hung from the connecting chain. The animal's weight ensures that the clamp bites deeply.
• silage c. — a mass of ensilage held together at the sides between solid walls but open at the ends.
• surgical c. — a surgical instrument designed to compress a part, e.g. umbilicus.
• vascular occluding c. — used to completely or partially occlude the flow of blood in vessels.

  Atraumatic vascular clamps. By permission from Slatter D, Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, Saunders, 2002

• vulvar c. — various designs are available but all have as their objective the physical prevention of a prolapse of the vagina or uterus.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skruetvinge, klemme, rørholder, klampe, bremse
v. tr. - fastspænde, slå hårdt ned på, indføre

idioms:

• clamp down    stramme grebet om

Nederlands (Dutch)
(wiel)klem, kram, klamp, stapel, klemmen, klampen, stevig aan-/vastpakken

Français (French)
n. - (Tech) valet, presse, (Chim) pince, système d'attache (pour fermer hermétiquement un couvercle), (fig) frein à, (Aut) sabot de Denver, (US) marche d'un pas lourd
v. tr. - (Tech) cramponner, fixer (qch) à l'aide d'un valet, serrer (les dents), (Aut) mettre un sabot de Denver à, (US) marcher d'un pas lourd

idioms:

• clamp down    prendre des mesures, mettre un frein à (extravagance), faire de la répression contre (crime, drogue)

Deutsch (German)
v. - klammern, klemmen
n. - Klammer

idioms:

• clamp down    rigoros vorgehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (συ)σφίγγω, συμπιέζω, ακινητοποιώ (αυτοκίνητο με δαγκάνα)
n. - (μηχαν.) (συ)σφιγκτήρας, συνοχέας, έχμα, γόμφος, μέγκενη, "δαγκάνα" (για παράνομα σταθμευμένα αυτοκίνητα)

idioms:

• clamp down    (καθομ.) επιβάλλω περιορισμούς, σφίγγω τα λουριά

Italiano (Italian)
serrare

idioms:

• clamp down    porre un freno, colpire duramente, dare un giro di vite

Português (Portuguese)
v. - grampear, empilhar, andar pesadamente
n. - ferramentas (f pl) para prender ou apertar, pilha (f), passo (m) pesado, braçadeira (f) (Téc.)

idioms:

• clamp down    agir com severidade

Русский (Russian)
зажимать, зажим

idioms:

• clamp down    прижимать, принимать строгие меры

Español (Spanish)
n. - abrazadera, grapa
v. tr. - sujetar con abrazadera o grapa, apretar

idioms:

• clamp down    suprimir, reprimir, ponerse severo, tomar medidas drásticas contra

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - spänna fast, foga samman, förstärka, lägga upp i en hög, lägga i stuka
n. - krampa, skruvtving, spännbleck, hög (av torv mm)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
夹子, 夹钳, 夹具, 夹住, 夹紧

idioms:

• clamp down    取缔, 施加压力

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 夾子, 夾鉗, 夾具
v. tr. - 夾住, 夾緊

idioms:

• clamp down    取締, 施加壓力

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 꺽쇠, 접합부에 대는 오리목, 집게
v. tr. - 꺽쇠로 고정시키다, 강제로 시키다

idioms:

• clamp down    죄다, 단속하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - かすがい, やっとこ, はしばみ
v. - 締める

idioms:

• clamp down    取り締まる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) شد بأحكام, ربط بقوة (الاسم) قفل محكم, كلاب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מלחציים, כליבה, מלחצת, ערימת תפוחי-אדמה וכדו', "סנדלים" לנעילת מכונית החונה באופן לא-חוקי‬
v. tr. - ‮הידק (לוחות) במלחצת‬

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