See Also: clamp 2, noun(dictionary)
clamp(2)(dictionary)
Clamp Down(money)
clamp(1)(dictionary)
clamp(dictionary)
clamp(medicine)
clamp forceps(medicine)
gingival clamp(medicine)
mosquito clamp(medicine)
patch clamp(medicine)

clamp 2, noun (oh)



2 n [C]

[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Middle Dutch klampe]
a piece of equipment for holding things together
also wheel clamp
BrE a metal object that is fastened to the wheel of a car so that the car cannot be driven away. This is usually done because the car is illegally parked
American Equivalent: boot