clamped 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of clampednext
as in glued

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clamped

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verb

past tense of clamp
as in fastened
to put securely in place or in a desired position clamped the headphones to her ears and began to listen

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  1. fastened
  2. secured
  3. bonded
  4. embedded
Verb
  • Mitchell said her mother was fastened to a gurney and hoisted up, then taken to another hospital.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Please make sure your seatbelts are securely fastened.
    Ken Feyder, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of fastened
Verb
  • More recently, Metro Boomin secured a deal worth $70 million by selling a portion of his publishing catalog to Shamrock.
    Kori Hale, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Even after Allied forces secured Omaha Beach, Andrews' remains were not identified, the release states.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of secured
Adjective
  • Yet advocates say bonded labor is still rampant in the sugar industry, as recent incidents in Maharashtra have shown.
    Haziq Qadri, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2023
  • Its bonded and riveted aluminum chassis features a suspension that doesn't crack teeth even in its firmest setting.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 18 Jan. 2023
Definition of bonded
Adjective
  • To further unify x86, the group will solicit input from interested hardware and software providers who have first-hand experience with how the architecture is implemented across various settings including the cloud, datacenters, clients, the network edge and embedded devices.
    Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The week ahead Monday Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 16 with embedded artificial intelligence.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
Definition of embedded
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clamp down (on)

clamped

clamped down

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