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top: parallel clamp
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clamp
(klămp)n.
1. Any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts.
2. Any of various tools with opposing, often adjustable sides or parts for bracing objects or holding them together.
tr.v. clamped, clamp·ing, clamps
Phrasal Verb: 1. To fasten, grip, or support with or as if with a clamp.
2. To establish by authority; impose: clamped a tax on imports.
clamp down
To become more strict or repressive; impose controls: clamping down on environment polluters.
[Middle English, from Middle Dutch klampe.]
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clamp down
vb
to behave repressively; attempt to repress something regarded as undesirable
n
a sudden restrictive measure
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Verb 1. clamp down - repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable); "The police clamped down on illegal drugs"
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Translations
يَسْتَعْمِلُ الشِّدَّه ضِد
zarazit
stramme
herîa eftirlit; beita reglum af hörku
sıkı kontrol altına almak
w>clamp down
vt sep (lit) → festmachen
vi (fig, on expenses etc) → gewaltig bremsen (inf); (police, government) → rigoros durchgreifen
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clamp
(klӕmp) noun a piece of wood, iron etc used to fasten things together or to strengthen them. klamp كُلاب (للتعليق) скоба grampo svorka, sponka die Klammer klemme; klampe μέγκενη grapa, clip klamber بست؛ گیره pidike attache מַלחֶצֶת कीलक spona kapocs; satu penjepit þvinga, klemma grappa, morsa かすがい 클램프 sąvarža, sankaba skava pengapit klem skrutvinge, klemme klamra نيوونكى (ګيرا)، هغه اّله چه شيان يو ځاى سره نيسى grampo cârlig зажим; скоба svorka spona; člen verige stega krampa, kloss, skruvtving เครื่องมือที่ทําให้ติดแน่นเข้าด้วยกัน kelepçe 夾子 скоба شکنجہ cái kẹp 夹子
verb to bind together with a clamp. They clamped the iron rods together. klamp يعلق، يُعَلِّق، يَشُدُّ ، يَرْبُطُ بأحْكام затягам prender upnout, stáhnout klammern fastspænde; klemme σφίγγω sujetar klammerdama با بست یا گیره محکم کردن puristaa yhteen cramponner לְהָדֵק בְּמַלחֶצֶת जोर से पकड़ना pričvrstiti štipaljkom, stisnuti sponom összekapcsol mengepit, menjepit klemma, þvinga chiudere かすがいで締める 클램프로 채우다 suveržti savienot (ar skavu); iespīlēt mengapit samenklemmen spenne/klemme fast spinać klamrą نيوونكى (ګيرا)، هغه اّله چه شيان يو ځاى سره نيسى prender a strânge скреплять zopnúť speti učvrstiti klämma ihop, foga samman, förstärka ทําให้ติดแน่นเข้าด้วยกัน kelepçeyle sıkıştırmak 夾住 скріпляти; затискувати شکنجے میں کسنا cặp 夹住
clamp down (with on) to check or control strictly. beteuel يَسْتَعْمِلُ الشِّدَّه ضِد ставам по-взискателен dominar zarazit (co) scharf vorgehen stramme; slå ned på καταστέλλω, ελέγχω αυστηρά poner freno a kontrolli tugevdama سختگیری کردن tarkastaa tiukasti serrer la vis לִנקוֹט בְּיָד קָשָה कठोर नियंत्रण कायम करना pritegnuti lecsap vkire/vmire mengontrol herða eftirlit; beita reglum af hörku dare un giro di vite a 取り締まる 단속하다 paimti į nagą, imti griežčiau kontroliuoti apkarot; stingri kontrolēt mengetatkan kawalan een einde maken aan innføre kontroll med; beordre, innføre wzmacniać kontrolę سختگیړی dominar a deveni mai sever (cu) строго проверять znemožniť strogo preverjati; priviti (koga) zauzdati slå ner på, klämma åt จํากัด sıkı kontrol altına almak 取締,鎮壓 стати вимогливішивим اچانک نافذ شدہ پابندی kiểm soát chặt chẽ 取缔,强制执行
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