Used in a Sentence

clamped

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for clamped.

Editorial note

The video at the lower right shows the Jeep starting with the vehicle battery disconnected (the booster is clamped to the disconnected positive lead).

Examples13
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Fixed with, or as if with, a clamp.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of clamped gathered in one view.

adjective

Fixed with, or as if with, a clamp.

adjective

Having clamps

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for clamped.

adjective

Fixed with, or as if with, a clamp.

adjective

Having clamps

Example sentences

1

The video at the lower right shows the Jeep starting with the vehicle battery disconnected (the booster is clamped to the disconnected positive lead).

2

In particular Safari has clamped down (some would say broken) on what LocalStorage is visible between tabs.

3

F1 switched to V-8 hybrids in 2006, and quickly clamped down on development once there was parity in horsepower.

4

A while back the UK clamped down on misuse of NI (the equivalent for ss numbers).

5

The FCC clamped down hard on attempts to block cell phones in the US.

6

Intentionally threatening clearly bullshit infringement claims is going to be clamped down on.

7

Most countries have clamped down on Fracking since it is quite harmful to both the environment and the people living in the area.

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After the PBC clamped down, it took a while for the Bitcoin community to get over its delusion that the PBC couldn't do that.

9

Colors now have `mycolor.rgb` and `mycolor.rgb_clamped` properties; `mycolor.hexcode` uses the clamped values.

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We survived but it was only because we clamped down super hard and interest rates dropped.

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As a fallback I use 1.5x growth factor of previous capacity, clamped against a per-container-configurable min and max growth value.

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Any discussion of topics where an intelligent decision could actually be reached ultimately get lost in the noise and clamped to one of two choices.

Quote examples

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> Previously, when eating something chewy such as meat, crusty bread or hard cheese, it would have been clamped between the jaws, then sliced with a knife or ripped with a hand -- a style of eating Professor Brace has called "stuff-and-cut." Does not seem applicable to the South Asian food I'm familiar with.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use clamped in a sentence?

The video at the lower right shows the Jeep starting with the vehicle battery disconnected (the booster is clamped to the disconnected positive lead).

What does clamped mean?

Fixed with, or as if with, a clamp.

What part of speech is clamped?

clamped is commonly used as adjective.