Clamp Clamp (klămp)
noun [ Confer LG. & Dutch
klamp , Danish
klampe , also Dutch
klampen to fasten, clasp. Confer
Clamber ,
Cramp .]
1. Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together. 2. (a) An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is held in its place or two parts are temporarily held together. (b) (Joinery) A piece of wood placed across another, or inserted into another, to bind or strengthen. 3. One of a pair of movable pieces of lead, or other soft material, to cover the jaws of a vise and enable it to grasp without bruising. 4. (Shipbuilding) A thick plank on the inner part of a ship's side, used to sustain the ends of beams. 5. A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal for coking. 6. A mollusk. See Clam . [ Obsolete]
Clamp nails ,
nails used to fasten on clamps in ships.
Clamp Clamp (klămp)
transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Clamped (klămt; 215)
present participle & verbal noun Clamping .]
1. To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp. 2. To cover, as vegetables, with earth. [ Eng.]
Clamp Clamp noun [ Prob. an imitative word. Confer
Clank .]
A heavy footstep; a tramp.
Clamp Clamp intransitive verb To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump. The policeman with clamping feet.
Thackeray.
Clamper Clamp"er noun An instrument of iron, with sharp prongs, attached to a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice; a creeper. Kane.
Clan Clan (klăn)
noun [ Gael.
clann offspring, descendants; akin to Ir.
clann ,
cland , offspring, tribe, family; perhaps from Latin
plania scion, slip, cutting. Confer
Plant ,
noun ]
1. A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald. "I have marshaled my
clan ."
Campbell. 2. A clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit; -- sometimes used contemptuously. Partidge and the rest of his clan may hoot me.
Smolett.
The whole clan of the enlightened among us.
Burke.
Clan-na-Gael Clan"-na-Gael" noun [ Ir., clan of the Gaels.]
A secret society of Irish Fenians founded in Philadelphia in 1881.
Clancular Clan"cu·lar adjective [ Latin
clancularius , from
clanculum secretly, adverb dim. of
clam secretly.]
Conducted with secrecy; clandestine; concealed. [ Obsolete]
Not close and clancular , but frank and open.
Barrow.
Clancularly Clan"cu·lar·ly adverb privately; secretly. [ Obsolete]
Clandestine Clan·des"tine adjective [ Latin
clandestinus , from
clam secretly; akin to
celare , English
conceal : confer French
clandestin .]
Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clandestine marriage. Locke. Syn. -- Hidden; secret; private; concealed; underhand; sly; stealthy; surreptitious; furtive; fraudulent. --
Clan*des"tine*ly ,
adverb --
Clan*des"tine*ness ,
noun
Clandestinity Clan`des·tin"i·ty noun Privacy or secrecy. [ R.]
Clang Clang (klăng)
transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Clanged (klăngd);
present participle & verbal noun Clanging .] [ Latin
clangere ; akin to Greek
kla`zein to clash, scream; or perhaps to English
clank .]
To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound. The fierce Caretes . . . clanged their sounding arms.
Prior.
Clang Clang intransitive verb To give out a clang; to resound. "
Clanging hoofs."
Tennyson.
Clang Clang noun 1. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by metallic substances when clanged or struck together. The broadsword's deadly clang ,
As if a thousand anvils rang.
Sir W. Scott.
2. (Mus.) Quality of tone.
Clangor Clan"gor (klăn"gẽr)
noun [ Latin , from
clangere . See
Clang ,
transitive verb ]
A sharp, harsh, ringing sound. Dryden.
Clangorous Clan"gor·ous adjective [ Late Latin
clangorosus .]
Making a clangor; having a ringing, metallic sound.
Clangous Clan"gous adjective Making a clang, or a ringing metallic sound. [ Obsolete]
Clanjamfrie Clan·jam"frie noun Same as Clamjamphrie . [ Scot.]
Sir W. Scott.
Clank Clank (klănk)
noun [ Akin to
clink , and of imitative origin; confer German
klang sound, Dutch
klank . Confer
Clang .]
A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound than clang , and a deeper and stronger sound than clink . But not in chains to pine,
His spirit withered with tyeur clank .
Byron.
Clank Clank transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Clanked ;
present participle & verbal noun Clanking .]
To cause to sound with a clank; as, the prisoners clank their chains.
Clank Clank intransitive verb To sound with a clank.
Clankless Clank"less adjective Without a clank. Byreon.
Clannish Clan"nish adjective Of or pertaining to a clan; closely united, like a clan; disposed to associate only with one's clan or clique; actuated by the traditions, prejudices, habits, etc., of a clan. --
Clan"nish*ly ,
adverb --
Clan"nish*ness ,
noun
Clanship Clan"ship noun A state of being united together as in a clan; an association under a chieftain.
Clansman Clans"man noun ;
plural Clansmen .
One belonging to the same clan with another.
Clap Clap (klăp)
transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Clapped (klăpt);
present participle & verbal noun Clapping .] [ Anglo-Saxon
clappan ; akin to Icelandic & Swedish
klappa , D,
klappen , to clap, prate, German
klaffen , intransitive verb , to split open, yelp,
klopfen , transitive verb & i., to knock.]
1. To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one's hands; a clapping of wings. Then like a bird it sits and sings,
And whets and claps its silver wings.
Marvell.
2. To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to , into , on , or upon . He had just time to get in and clap to the door.
Locke
Clap an extinguaisher upon your irony.
Lamb.
3. To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance. To clap hands .
(a) To pledge faith by joining hands. [ Obsolete]
Shak. (b) To express contempt or derision. [ Obsolete]
Lam. ii. 15. --
To clap hold of ,
to seize roughly or quickly. --
To clap up .
(a) To imprison hastily or without due formality. (b) To make or contrive hastily. [ Obsolete] "Was ever match
clapped up so suddenly?"
Shak.
Clap Clap intransitive verb 1. To knock, as at a door. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. 2. To strike the hands together in applause. Their ladies bid them clap .
Shak.
3. To come together suddenly with noise. The doors around me clapped .
Dryden.
4. To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into . [ Obsolete] "Shall we
clap into it roundly, without . . . saying we are hoarse?"
Shak. 5. To talk noisily; to chatter loudly. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Clap Clap (klăp)
noun 1. A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang. "Give the door such a
clap , as you go out, as will shake the whole room."
Swift. 2. A burst of sound; a sudden explosion. Horrible claps of thunder.
Hakewill.
3. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow. What, fifty of my followers at a clap !
Shak.
4. A striking of hands to express approbation. Unextrected claps or hisses.
Addison.
5. Noisy talk; chatter. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. 6. (Falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk. Clap dish .
See Clack dish , under Clack , noun --
Clap net ,
a net for taking birds, made to close or clap together.
Clap Clap noun [ Confer Old French
clapoir .]
Gonorrhea.
Clapboard Clap"board noun 1. A narrow board, thicker at one edge than at the other; -- used for weatherboarding the outside of houses. [ U. S.]
2. A stave for a cask. [ Eng.]
Halliwell.
Clapboard Clap"board transitive verb To cover with clapboards; as, to clapboard the sides of a house. [ U. S.]
Bartlett.
Clapbread, Clapcake Clap"bread`, Clap"cake` noun Oatmeal cake or bread clapped or beaten till it is thin. [ Obsolete]
Halliwell.
Clape Clape noun (Zoology) A bird; the flicker.
Clapper Clap"per noun 1. A person who claps. 2. That which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc. See Illust. of Bell . Clapper rail (Zoology) ,
an Americam species of rail ( Rallus scepitans ).
Clapper Clap"per noun [ French
clapier .]
A rabbit burrow. [ Obsolete]
Clapperclaw Clap"per·claw (klăp"pẽr*kla)
transitive verb [
Clap +
claw .]
1. To fight and scratch. C. Smart. 2. To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.
Claps Claps (klăp)
transitive verb Variant of Clasp [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Claptrap Clap"trap` (klăp"trăp`)
noun 1. A contrivance for clapping in theaters. [ Obsolete]
2. A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.
Claptrap Clap"trap` adjective Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal.
Claque Claque noun [ French]
A collection of persons employed to applaud at a theatrical exhibition.
Claqueur Cla`queur" noun [ French]
One of the claque employed to applaud at a theater.
Clare Clare noun A nun of the order of St. Clare.
Clare-obscure Clare"-ob·scure" noun [ Latin
clarus clear +
obscurus obscure; confer French
clair- obscur . Confer
Chiaroscuro .]
(Painting) See Chiaroscuro .
Clarence Clar"ence noun A close four-wheeled carriage, with one seat inside, and a seat for the driver.
Clarenceux, Clarencieux Clar"en·ceux, Clar"en·cieux noun (Her.) See King-at- arms .
Clarendon Clar"en·don noun A style of type having a narrow and heave face. It is made in all sizes. » This line is in nonpareil Clarendon.
Claret Clar"et (klăr"ĕt)
noun [ Middle English
claret ,
clare ,
clarry , Old French
claret ,
claré , from
cler , French
clair , clear, from Latin
clarus clear. See
Clear .]
The name first given in England to the red wines of Médoc, in France, and afterwards extended to all the red Bordeaux wines. The name is also given to similar wines made in the United States.
Claribella Clar`i·bel"la noun [ New Latin , from Latin
clarus clear +
bellus fine.]
(Mus.) A soft, sweet stop, or set of open wood pipes in an organ.
Clarichord Clar"i·chord noun [ French
clatocorde , from Latin
clarus clear +
chorda string. See
Chord .]
A musical instrument, formerly in use, in form of a spinet; -- called also manichord and clavichord .
Clarification Clar`i·fi·ca"tion noun [ Confer French
clarification , Latin
clarificatio glorification.]
1. The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine. 2. The act of freeing from obscurities. The clarification of men's ideas.
Whewell.
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