verb Download 🔗Share To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp. Examples : "The carpenter is clamping the two pieces of wood together to let the glue dry. " technical machine industry action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hold or grip tightly. Examples : "The carpenter was clamping the two pieces of wood together to let the glue dry. " action technical machine process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share The act by which something is clamped. Examples : "There are frequent clampings of cars that fail to display a parking permit." technical machine action industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading