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1.NounA brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things that are apart together.
2.NounAn instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.
3.NounA parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
4.NounA pile of materials to be heated in a controlled way, stacked or heaped together with fuel so that the fire permeates the pile; the material of interest may be bricks to be fired, ore for roasting, coal for coking, or wood to be charcoalized.
5.NounA compact pile of agricultural produce (such as root vegetables or silage) used for temporary storage (often covered with straw, earth, or both).
6.NounA piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.
7.NounAn electronic circuit that fixes either the positive or the negative peak excursions of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value.
8.VerbTo fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
9.VerbTo hold or grip tightly.
10.VerbTo modify (a numeric value) so it lies within a specific range by replacing values outside the range with the closest value within the range.
11.VerbTo cover (vegetables, etc.) with earth.
12.VerbTo immobilise (a vehicle) by means of a wheel clamp."I was only parked there for five minutes but my car was still clamped."
13.NounA heavy footstep; a tramp.
14.VerbTo tread heavily or clumsily; to clump or clomp.