clamp

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I - noun

a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
• Syn:
clinch
• Hypernyms:
holding device
• Hyponyms:
bench clamp, C-clamp, cramp, pipe vise, pipe clamp, press

II - verb

1. fasten or fix with a clamp (Freq. 7)
- clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened
• Hypernyms:
fasten, fix, secure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. impose or inflict forcefully (Freq. 1)
- The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital
• Hypernyms:
inflict, bring down, visit, impose
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something on somebody