āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to clamp
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āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to fasten something securely using a mechanical device designed for holding objects together
Transitive: to clamp sth | to clamp sth to a support
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The mechanic clamped the workpiece in place before starting the repair.
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āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to impose or enforce something by decree or authority
Ditransitive: to clamp a regulation on a person or activity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The school administration clamped a ban on cell phone usage during class hours to minimize distractions.
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āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ, āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°
a device that is used to hold or compress two or more things together firmly
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āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ, āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛
the technique used in lacrosse by a face-off specialist to quickly gain control of the ball after the referee's whistle
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The midfielder practices his clamp technique tirelessly to dominate the center.
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āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ
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