clamp
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
Types & categories
- holding device hypernym
- bench clamp hyponym
- C-clamp hyponym
- cramp hyponym
- pipe vise hyponym
- press hyponym
Related & opposite
- clamp derivation
Sense 2 verb
fasten or fix with a clamp
clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened
Types & categories
- fasten hypernym
Related & opposite
- clamp derivation
Sense 3 verb
impose or inflict forcefully
The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital
Types & categories
- inflict hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | clamp |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | holding device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bench clamp |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | C-clamp |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cramp |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pipe vise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | press |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | clamp |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | fasten |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | inflict |