1. Fasten or fix with a clamp
   "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened"
    
2. Impose or inflict forcefully
   "The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital"
    
3. Hold tightly to something else
   "She clamped the wood firmly in place"

1. A device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
   "He used a clamp to hold the pieces of wood together while the glue dried";
   - clinch

Derived forms: clamped, clamps, clamping

Type of: bring down, fasten, fix, holding device, impose, inflict, obtrude, secure, visit

Encyclopedia: Clamp, Steve