clamps

A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.

An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.

A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.

A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking.

A pile of root vegetables stored under a layer of earth.

A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.

An electronic circuit that fixes either the positive or the negative peak excursions of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value.

To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.

To hold or grip tightly.

To modify (a numeric value) so it lies within a specific range.

To cover (vegetables, etc.) with earth.

A heavy footstep; a tramp.

To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump or clomp.