clamp
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(verb) impose or inflict forcefully; "The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital" |
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Related Words: bring down, impose, inflict, visit |
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(verb) fasten or fix with a clamp; "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened" |
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Related Words: fasten, fix, secure |
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| 3. |
(noun) a device (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together |
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Related Words: C-clamp, bench clamp, cramp, holding device, pipe clamp, pipe vise, press |
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