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clamp
Noun
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A clamp is a device that holds and fixes machine elements together.
clamp
Verb
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If you clamp something, you fasten it in place or together with a clamp.
Please use a vise to clamp the pieces of wood together.
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If you clamp onto something, you hold it tightly.
She had to clamp a hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing.
holding
Noun
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Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
He sold his holding in a troubled airline, Alitalia.
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A determination of law made by a court.
It was the holding of the Supreme Court that illegally obtained evidence could not be used at trial.
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A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.