1. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
   "We dug for clams at low tide"
    
2. Flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
   "The New England clam chowder was rich and creamy"
    
3. [US, informal] A piece of paper money worth one dollar
   "He tipped the waiter a couple of clams";
   - dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck [informal], single [US, informal]

1. Gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
   "We clammed at the beach and collected enough for a feast"

Derived forms: clammed, clams, clamming

Type of: bank bill, bank note, banker's bill [N. Amer], banknote, bill [N. Amer], bivalve, collect, Federal Reserve note [US], garner, gather, government note [US], greenback [US, informal], lamellibranch, note, pelecypod, pull together, shellfish

Encyclopedia: Clam, Virginia