present participle of clamp

The act by which something is clamped.

plural of clamping

A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together. / (medicine) An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.

(transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp. / (transitive) To hold or grip tightly.

(dated) A heavy footstep; a tramp.

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

plural of clamp

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clamp

simple past tense and past participle of clamp