Middle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to clamlate 16th cent. (denoting a pile of bricks for firing): probably from Dutch klampheap; related to clump
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noun
1.a device (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
vern
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