Clamp — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

fasten or fix with a clamp

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʌmbəlmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspɹˈɛdz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspɹˈɛdz/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈʌmbəlmənt/.

Examples

clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened
The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clinch

Parts of Speech

noun	a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
verb	fasten or fix with a clamp “clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened”
verb	impose or inflict forcefully “The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital”

Word Forms

clamp	verb	fasten or fix with a clamp
clamp	noun	a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Klemme

ein Gerät (das im Allgemeinen von Tischlern verwendet wird), das Dinge fest zusammenhält

🇫🇷French

serrer

un dispositif (généralement utilisé par les menuisiers) qui maintient les choses fermement ensemble

🇪🇸Spanish

abrazadera

un dispositivo (generalmente utilizado por carpinteros) que mantiene las cosas firmemente unidas

🇮🇹Italian

MORSETTO

un dispositivo (generalmente utilizzato dai falegnami) che tiene saldamente insieme le cose

🇳🇱Dutch

klem

een apparaat (meestal gebruikt door timmerlieden) dat dingen stevig bij elkaar houdt

🇵🇹Portuguese

braçadeira

um dispositivo (geralmente usado por carpinteiros) que mantém as coisas firmemente unidas

🇷🇺Russian

зажим

устройство (обычно используемое плотниками), которое прочно скрепляет предметы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्लैंप

एक उपकरण (आमतौर पर बढ़ई द्वारा उपयोग किया जाता है) जो चीजों को मजबूती से एक साथ रखता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বাতা

একটি ডিভাইস (সাধারণত ছুতারদের দ্বারা ব্যবহৃত) যা জিনিসগুলিকে দৃঢ়ভাবে ধরে রাখে

🇮🇳Tamil

கவ்வி

ஒரு சாதனம் (பொதுவாக தச்சர்களால் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது) இது விஷயங்களை ஒன்றாக இணைக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

బిగింపు

ఒక పరికరం (సాధారణంగా వడ్రంగులు ఉపయోగిస్తారు) ఇది వస్తువులను గట్టిగా పట్టి ఉంచుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पकडीत घट्ट करणे

एक उपकरण (सामान्यत: सुतारांद्वारे वापरलेले) जे गोष्टी घट्टपणे एकत्र ठेवते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્લેમ્બ

એક ઉપકરણ (સામાન્ય રીતે સુથાર દ્વારા ઉપયોગમાં લેવામાં આવે છે) જે વસ્તુઓને નિશ્ચિતપણે એકસાથે રાખે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಲಾಂಪ್

ಒಂದು ಸಾಧನ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಬಡಗಿಗಳು ಬಳಸುತ್ತಾರೆ) ಇದು ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಹಿಡಿದಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ലാമ്പ്

ഒരു ഉപകരണം (സാധാരണയായി മരപ്പണിക്കാർ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു) കാര്യങ്ങൾ ഒന്നിച്ച് മുറുകെ പിടിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲੈਂਪ

ਇੱਕ ਉਪਕਰਣ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਤਰਖਾਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ) ਜੋ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کلیمپ

ایک آلہ (عام طور پر بڑھئیوں کے ذریعہ استعمال کیا جاتا ہے) جو چیزوں کو مضبوطی سے رکھتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

夹钳

将物体牢固地固定在一起的装置（通常由木匠使用）

🇯🇵Japanese

クランプ

物をしっかりと固定するための装置（一般に大工によって使用される）

🇰🇷Korean

집게

물건을 단단히 고정하는 장치(일반적으로 목수가 사용함)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẹp

một thiết bị (thường được sử dụng bởi thợ mộc) để giữ chặt mọi thứ lại với nhau

🇹🇭Thai

ที่หนีบ

อุปกรณ์ (โดยทั่วไปใช้โดยช่างไม้) ที่ยึดสิ่งต่าง ๆ ไว้ด้วยกันอย่างแน่นหนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

penjepit

sebuah alat (umumnya digunakan oleh tukang kayu) yang menyatukan benda-benda dengan kuat

🇵🇭Filipino

salansan

isang aparato (karaniwang ginagamit ng mga karpintero) na humahawak ng mga bagay nang mahigpit

🇲🇾Malay

pengapit

alat (biasanya digunakan oleh tukang kayu) yang memegang sesuatu dengan kukuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المشبك

جهاز (يستخدمه النجارون عمومًا) يربط الأشياء ببعضها البعض بقوة

🇮🇷Persian

گیره

وسیله ای (که عموماً توسط نجاران استفاده می شود) که اشیا را محکم به هم نگه می دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

kelepçe

şeyleri sıkı bir şekilde bir arada tutan bir cihaz (genellikle marangozlar tarafından kullanılır)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַהְדֵק

מכשיר (בדרך כלל משמש נגרים) שמחזיק דברים יחדיו בחוזקה

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The primary meaning of 'clamp' is 'a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together'.

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