English-Thai Dictionary

clamp

N เครื่องมือ ที่ ทำให้ ติด แน่น เข้าด้วยกัน  fastener fastening kreang-mue-ti-tam-hai-tid-naen-khao-duai-kan

 

clamp down on

PHRV จำกัด  ควบคุม  crack down on jam-ked

 

clampdown

N การ ควบคุม อย่างเข้มงวด ด้วย กฏ หมาย 

 

clamper

N แผ่น โลหะ ใช้ กัน ลื่น ของ รองเท้า ใน การ เดิน บน หิมะ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CLAMP

n. 1. In general, something that fastens or binds; a piece of timber or of iron, used to fasten work together; or a particular manner of uniting work by letting boards into each other.
2. In ship-building, a thick plank on the inner part of a ships side, used to sustain the ends of the beams.
3. A smooth crooked plate of iron forelocked on the trunnions of a cannon to keep it fast to the carriage. Clamps are also used to strengthen masts, and to fasten the masts and bowsprits of small vessels and of boats.
4. A pile of bricks laid up for burning, in which the end of one brick is laid over another, and a space is left between the bricks for the fire to ascend.
Clamp-irons, irons used at the ends of fires to keep the fuel from falling.
Clamp-nails, nails used to fasten on clamps in ships.

 

CLAMP

v.t. 1. To fasten with clamps.
2. In joinery, to fit a piece of board with the grain, to the end of another piece of board across the grain; as, to clamp a table to prevent its warping.

 

CLAMPED

pp. United or strengthened with a clamp.

 

CLAMPING

ppr. Fastening or strengthening with a clamp.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CLAMP

Clamp, n. Etym: [Cf. LG. & D. klamp, Dan. klampe, also D. klampen to fasten, clasp. Cf. Clam, Cramp. ]

 

1. Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together.

 

2. (a ) An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is held in its place or two parts are temporarily held together. (b ) (Joinery ) A piece of wood placed across another, or inserted into another, to bind or strengthen.

 

3. One of a pair of movable pieces of lead, or other soft material, to cover the jaws of a vise and enable it to grasp without bruising.

 

4. (Shipbuilding )

 

Defn: A thick plank on the inner part of a ship's side, used to sustuan the ends of beams.

 

5. A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking.

 

6. A mollusk. See Clam. [Obs. ] Clamp nails, nails used to fasten on clamps in ships.

 

CLAMP

Clamp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clamped p. pr. & vb. n. Clamping. ]

 

1. To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp.

 

2. To cover, as vegetables, with earth. [Eng. ]

 

CLAMP

Clamp, n. Etym: [Prob. an imitative word. Cf. Clank. ]

 

Defn: A heavy footstep; a tramp.

 

CLAMP

CLAMP Clamp, v. i.

 

Defn: To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump. The policeman with clamping feet. Thackeray.

 

CLAMPER

CLAMPER Clamp "er, n.

 

Defn: An instrument of iron, with sharp prongs, attached to a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice; a creeper. Kane.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

clamp

clamp |klamp klæmp | ▶noun a brace, band, or clasp used for strengthening or holding things together. • an electric circuit that serves to maintain the voltage limits of a signal at prescribed levels. ▶verb [ with obj. ] fasten (something ) in place with a clamp: the sander is clamped onto the edge of a workbench. • fasten (two things ) firmly together: the two frames are clamped together . • hold (something ) tightly against or in another thing: Maggie had to clamp a hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing. • maintain the voltage limits of (an electrical signal ) at prescribed values. PHRASAL VERBS clamp down suppress or prevent something, typically in an oppressive or harsh manner: police clamped down on a pro-democracy demonstration. DERIVATIVES clamp er noun ORIGIN Middle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to clam .

 

clamp

clamp 2 |klamp | ▶noun Brit. 1 a heap of potatoes or other root vegetables stored under straw or earth. 2 a three-sided structure used to store silage. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting a pile of bricks for firing ): probably from Dutch klamp ‘heap ’; related to clump .

 

clampdown

clamp down |ˈklampˌdoun ˈklæmpˌdaʊn | ▶noun informal a severe or concerted attempt to suppress something: a clampdown on crime.

 

Oxford Dictionary

clamp

clamp 1 |klamp | ▶noun 1 a brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together. • short for wheel clamp. 2 an electric circuit which serves to maintain the voltage limits of a signal at prescribed levels. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. and adverbial of place ] fasten (something ) in place with a clamp: the sander is clamped on to the edge of a workbench. • fasten (two things ) firmly together: the two frames are clamped together . • hold (something ) tightly against another thing: Maggie had to clamp a hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing. • [ with obj. ] immobilize (an unlawfully parked car ) by fixing a wheel clamp to one of its wheels. 2 [ with obj. ] maintain the voltage limits of (an electrical signal ) at prescribed values. PHRASAL VERBS clamp down suppress or prevent something in an oppressive or harsh manner: the authorities have also clamped down on public demonstrations. DERIVATIVES clamper noun ORIGIN Middle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to clam .

 

clamp

clamp 2 |klamp | ▶noun Brit. 1 a heap of potatoes or other root vegetables stored under straw or earth. 2 a three-sided structure used to store silage. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting a pile of bricks for firing ): probably from Dutch klamp ‘heap ’; related to clump .

 

clampdown

clamp |down |ˈklampdaʊn | ▶noun informal a concerted or harsh attempt to suppress something: a clampdown on crime.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

clamp

clamp noun if the clamp is too loose, its function becomes useless: brace, vice, press, clasp; Music capo (tasto ); Climbing jumar. ▶verb 1 the sander is clamped on to the workbench: fasten, secure, fix, attach; screw, bolt. 2 a pipe was clamped between his teeth: clench, grip, hold, press, clasp. PHRASES clamp down on they promised to clamp down on the drug trafficking in this neighborhood: suppress, prevent, stop, put a stop /end to, stamp out; crack down on, limit, restrict, control, keep in check.

 

clampdown

clampdown noun informal a clampdown on underage drinking: suppression, prevention, stamping out; crackdown, restriction, restraint, curb, check.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

clamp

clamp noun 1 a clamp holds the pieces of wood at right angles: brace, vice, press; clasp, fastener, bracket, holdfast; Music mute, capo, capo tasto; Climbing jumar. 2 clamps had been fitted to the car's back wheels: immobilizer, wheel clamp; N. Amer. boot. ▶verb 1 the sander is clamped on to the edge of a workbench: fasten, secure, fix, clip, attach, make fast; screw, bolt. 2 an empty pipe was clamped between his teeth: clench, grip, hold, press, squeeze; clasp, grasp, clutch. 3 yesterday, the government clamped a curfew on the city: impose, inflict; informal clap, slap. 4 he flew into a rage when he found his car was clamped: immobilize, wheel-clamp; N. Amer. boot. PHRASES clamp down on a new initiative to clamp down on software piracy: suppress, prevent, stop, put a stop to, put an end to, stamp out; crack down on, come down hard on, limit, restrain, restrict, check, keep in check, control, keep under control.

 

clampdown

clampdown noun informal the military regime continued its clampdown on the pro-democracy movement: suppression, prevention, stopping, stamping out; crackdown, limitation, restriction, restraint, curb, check.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

clamp

clamp 1 /klæmp /名詞 C 1 かすがい, 締め金 [具 ].2 (駐車違反車に付ける )車輪固定装置 .動詞 他動詞 1 …を締め金 [具 ]で締める [留める ](together ).2 «…に » 〈制限など 〉を課す, 押しつける «on » .3 ｟英 ｠〈駐車違反車 〉に車輪固定装置を付ける (｟米 ｠boot 1 ).cl à mp d ó wn (on A )｟くだけて ｠(Aを )取り締まる ; (Aを )止める, (さらに )弾圧する .

 

clamp

clamp 2 名詞 C ｟英 ｠(土やわらで覆って貯蔵した )ジャガイモなどの山 .

 

clampdown

cl á mp d ò wn 名詞 C ｟くだけて ｠〖通例単数形で 〗【違法行為などの 】(厳重な )取り締まり ; 弾圧 «on » .